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103 lines
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title: "Contribute Documentation"
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date: 2020-06-17T17:31:54+03:00
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draft: false
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---
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The `/docs` folder contains the Monkey Documentation site.
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The site is based on [Hugo](https://gohugo.io/) and the [learn](https://themes.gohugo.io/theme/hugo-theme-learn/en) theme.
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- [Directory Structure](#directory-structure)
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- [content](#content)
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- [static](#static)
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- [config](#config)
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- [themes](#themes)
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- [layouts and archtypes](#layouts-and-archtypes)
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- [public and resources](#public-and-resources)
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- [How to contribute](#how-to-contribute)
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- [Requirements](#requirements)
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- [Adding and editing content](#adding-and-editing-content)
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- [Add a new page](#add-a-new-page)
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- [Editing an existing page](#editing-an-existing-page)
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- [Building the content](#building-the-content)
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- [Serve the documentation locally](#serve-the-documentation-locally)
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- [Build the content for deployment](#build-the-content-for-deployment)
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- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
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- [`Error: Unable to locate config file or config directory. Perhaps you need to create a new site.`](#error-unable-to-locate-config-file-or-config-directory-perhaps-you-need-to-create-a-new-site)
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- [`failed to extract shortcode: template for shortcode "children" not found` or theme doesn't seem right?](#failed-to-extract-shortcode-template-for-shortcode-children-not-found-or-theme-doesnt-seem-right)
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- [CSS is missing](#css-is-missing)
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## Directory Structure
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By order of importance:
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### content
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The most important directory is `/content`: This is the directory which contains the content files. [Read this to understand how pages are organized in that folder](https://themes.gohugo.io//theme/hugo-theme-learn/en/cont/pages/).
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### static
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In this directory you should place images, `css` files, `js` files, and other static content the site should serve. To access that static content in a page, use something similar to this:
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```markdown
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```
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### config
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This folder controls a lot of parameters regarding the site generation.
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### themes
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This is the theme we're using. It's a submodule (so to get it you need to run `git submodule update`). It's our own fork of the [learn](https://themes.gohugo.io/hugo-theme-learn/) theme. If we want to make changes to the theme itself or pull updates from the upstream you'll do it here.
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### layouts and archtypes
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This directory includes custom [HTML partials](https://gohugo.io/templates/partials/), custom [shortcodes](https://gohugo.io/content-management/shortcodes/), and content templates. Best to not mess with the existing stuff here too much, but rather add new things.
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### public and resources
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These are the build output of `hugo` and should never be `commit`-ed to git.
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## How to contribute
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### Requirements
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You have to [install `hugo`](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/installing/), a text editor that's good for markdown (`vscode` and `vim` are good options), and `git`.
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### Adding and editing content
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#### Add a new page
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Run `hugo new folder/page.md`. Optionally add `--kind chapter` if this is a new chapter page. For example, `hugo new usage/getting-started.md` created the Getting Started page.
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#### Editing an existing page
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Edit the markdown file(s). [Here's a markdown cheatsheet](https://themes.gohugo.io//theme/hugo-theme-learn/en/cont/markdown/). If you want to add images, add them to the `static/images` folder and refer to them by name.
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### Building the content
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#### Serve the documentation locally
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Run `hugo server -D`. The server will be available locally at `http://localhost:1313/`. You can change the content/theme and the site will refresh automatically to reflect your changes.
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#### Build the content for deployment
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Run `hugo --environment staging` or `hugo --environment production`. This will create a static site in the `public` directory. This directory should be ignored by `git` - **make sure you don't add and commit it by mistake!**
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#### Troubleshooting
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##### `Error: Unable to locate config file or config directory. Perhaps you need to create a new site.`
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What is your working directory? It should be `monkey/docs`.
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##### `failed to extract shortcode: template for shortcode "children" not found` or theme doesn't seem right?
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Have you ran `git submodule update`?
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##### CSS is missing
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- Make sure that you're accessing the correct URL.
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- Check the `config.toml` file.
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