Build documentation sites using the Hugo static site generator and Docsy theme
HugoDocumentationStarter
docsy-starter — Hugo Documentation Template
By chalin
A documentation site starter template based on Hugo and the Docsy theme, aimed at CNCF project websites, including site configuration and continuous integration tools.
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Includes site configuration and continuous integration tools for CNCF project websites
Provides a Netlify online preview to directly view desktop and mobile effects
Code is released under the Apache-2.0 license, allowing use, modification, commercial use, and distribution
Development environment setup instructions are placed separately in the CONTRIBUTING document
Template Details
This is a documentation site starter template for CNCF projects, built with Hugo, using Docsy as the theme, and deployed to Netlify. The repository consolidates years of practice in site configuration and continuous integration (CI) tools, making it suitable as a starting point for project documentation sites.
The template provides an accessible online preview (cncf-docsy-starter.netlify.app), and development environment setup instructions are documented in the CONTRIBUTING document. The repository is licensed under Apache-2.0, and the free scope is limited to the code of this version itself; third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons, as well as external services like domains and hosting, require separate verification of licensing and costs.
HugoDocumentationStarter
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Use Cases
- Setting up a documentation website for a CNCF project
- Needing a starting point for a documentation site combining Hugo and Docsy
- Projects that want to directly reuse existing site configuration and CI tools
- Scenarios where the appearance of a documentation site needs to be evaluated via an online preview first
Suitable For
- Documentation maintainers of CNCF ecosystem projects
- Developers building documentation sites with Hugo and Docsy
- Teams needing a documentation site template with continuous integration configuration
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
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Development environment setup steps are described in the CONTRIBUTING document in the repository
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The deployment target is Netlify; refer to the online preview site
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When distributing, the Apache-2.0 license must be included, and modified files must be prominently marked as changed
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Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately under their respective licenses
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External services such as domains and hosting may incur additional costs
License & source material
Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version under the Apache-2.0 license in the public repository; the free scope is the code of this version and does not imply that external services or third-party assets are free.
Must comply with when using
- Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution are permitted; when distributing, the Apache-2.0 license must be included.
- Modified files must be prominently marked as changed, and relevant copyright, patent, trademark, and attribution notices must be retained.
- If the original project includes a NOTICE file, applicable attribution notices must be retained when distributing derivative works.
- The license includes an applicable contributor patent grant; initiating patent litigation as described in the license will terminate that patent grant, and no trademark usage rights are granted.
- The code is provided as-is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.
Additional costs & items to verify
- The template's default deployment target is Netlify; using its hosting service requires registering an account and may incur costs.
- Development environment setup steps are not included in the README and must be found in the CONTRIBUTING document.
- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked under their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's Apache-2.0 license.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional charges.
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Original License Text
deployed to [Netlify]
Original README
https://github.com/chalin/docsy-starter/blob/main/LICENSE-CODEhttps://github.com/chalin/docsy-starter/blob/main/README.mdFor development setup, see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md).
Original README
Compiled by DeepSeek based on repository license and README ·2026-10-02. Results only cover the materials read; dependencies, images, fonts, and subsequent term changes are subject to their respective original texts.
Project checks & description sources
Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 88 / 100
- Technologies
- Hugo
- Website type
- Documentation · Starter
How this score is calculated
Our heuristic uses license records (up to 30), a demo link (12), a preview (10), stars (15), recorded maintenance (15), description completeness (8), feature records (5) and classification data (5). It is not a code, security or performance test, or a Google score. A link does not establish tested functionality.
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- Repository update recorded
- 2026-10-01
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-02
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2026-10-02T08:30:19.843Z
Source file / repository# Docsy starter for CNCF project websites Welcome to the CNCF Docsy Starter, an opinionated website starter for CNCF projects. This repo incorporates years of best practices in site configuration and Continuous Integration (CI) tooling, based on CNCF websites built with [Hugo], [Docsy], and deployed to [Netlify]. [Docsy]: https://github.com/google/docsy [Hugo]: https://gohugo.io [Netlify]: https://netlify.com For a preview, see [cncf-docsy-starter.netlify.app]. For development setup, see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md). [cncf-docsy-starter.netlify.app]: https://cncf-docsy-starter.netlify.app/ <!-- cSpell:ignore cncf docsy -->
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