OLM Documentation
We use Hugo to format and generate our website, the
Docsy theme for styling and site structure,
and Netlify to manage the deployment of the site.
Hugo is an open-source static site generator that provides us with templates,
content organisation in a standard directory structure, and a website generation
engine. You write the pages in Markdown (or HTML if you want), and Hugo wraps them up into a website.
All submissions, including submissions by project members, require review. We
use GitHub pull requests for this purpose. Consult
GitHub Help for more
information on using pull requests.
Quick start with Netlify
Here's a quick guide to updating the docs. It assumes you're familiar with the
GitHub workflow and you're happy to use the automated preview of your doc
updates:
- Fork olm-docs on GitHub.
- Make your changes and send a pull request (PR).
- If you're not yet ready for a review, create a draft PR to indicate it's a work in progress. (Don't add the Hugo property
"draft = true" to the page front matter, because that prevents the
auto-deployment of the content preview described in the next point.)
- Wait for the automated PR workflow to do some checks. When it's ready,
you should see a comment like this: deploy/netlify — Deploy preview ready!
- Click Details to the right of "Deploy preview ready" to see a preview
of your updates.
- Continue updating your doc and pushing your changes until you're happy with
the content.
- When you're ready for a review, remove any "WIP" markers and mark PR ready for review.
Updating a single page
If you've just spotted something you'd like to change while using the docs, Docsy has a shortcut for you:
- Click Edit this page in the top right hand corner of the page.
- If you don't already have an up to date fork of the project repo, you are prompted to get one - click Fork this repository and propose changes or Update your Fork to get an up to date version of the project to edit. The appropriate page in your fork is displayed in edit mode.
- Follow the rest of the Quick start with Netlify process above to make, preview, and propose your changes.
Previewing your changes locally
If you want to run your own local Hugo server to preview your changes as you work follow this guide.
Creating an issue
If you've found a problem in the docs, but you're not sure how to fix it yourself, please create an issue in the olm-docs repo. You can also create an issue about a specific page by clicking the Create Issue button in the top right hand corner of the page.
Useful resources