docsify/docs/deploy.md
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Docsify publishing with AWS Amplify steps
This is to help users be able to publish Docsify with AWS Amplify, so they don't get stuck on redirect rules and hash state issues.
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# Deploy
Similar to [GitBook](https://www.gitbook.com), you can deploy files to GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages or VPS.
## GitHub Pages
There're three places to populate your docs for your Github repository:
- `docs/` folder
- master branch
- gh-pages branch
It is recommended that you save your files to the `./docs` subfolder of the `master` branch of your repository. Then select `master branch /docs folder` as your Github Pages source in your repositories' settings page.
![github pages](_images/deploy-github-pages.png)
!> You can also save files in the root directory and select `master branch`.
You'll need to place a `.nojekyll` file in the deploy location (such as `/docs` or the gh-pages branch
## GitLab Pages
If you are deploying your master branch, include `.gitlab-ci.yml` with the following script:
?> The `.public` workaround is so `cp` doesn't also copy `public/` to itself in an infinite loop.
```YAML
pages:
stage: deploy
script:
- mkdir .public
- cp -r * .public
- mv .public public
artifacts:
paths:
- public
only:
- master
```
!> You can replace script with `- cp -r docs/. public`, if `./docs` is your Docsify subfolder.
## Firebase Hosting
!> You'll need to install the Firebase CLI using `npm i -g firebase-tools` after signing into the [Firebase Console](https://console.firebase.google.com) using a Google Account.
Using Terminal determine and navigate to the directory for your Firebase Project - this could be `~/Projects/Docs` etc. From there, run `firebase init`, choosing `Hosting` from the menu (use **space** to select, **arrow keys** to change options and **enter** to confirm). Follow the setup instructions.
You should have your `firebase.json` file looking similar to this (I changed the deployment directory from `public` to `site`):
```json
{
"hosting": {
"public": "site",
"ignore": ["firebase.json", "**/.*", "**/node_modules/**"]
}
}
```
Once finished, build the starting template by running `docsify init ./site` (replacing site with the deployment directory you determined when running `firebase init` - public by default). Add/edit the documentation, then run `firebase deploy` from the base project directory.
## VPS
Try following nginx config.
```nginx
server {
listen 80;
server_name your.domain.com;
location / {
alias /path/to/dir/of/docs/;
index index.html;
}
}
```
## Netlify
1. Login to your [Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/) account.
2. In the [dashboard](https://app.netlify.com/) page, click **New site from Git**.
3. Choose a repository where you store your docs, leave the **Build Command** area blank, fill in the Publish directory area with the directory of your `index.html`, for example it should be docs if you populated it at `docs/index.html`.
### HTML5 router
When using the HTML5 router, you need to set up redirect rules that redirect all requests to your `index.html`, it's pretty simple when you're using Netlify, populate a `\redirects` file in the docs directory and you're all set:
```sh
/* /index.html 200
```
## AWS Amplify
1. Set the routerMode in the Docsify project `index.html` to *history* mode.
```html
<script>
window.$docsify = {
loadSidebar: true,
routerMode: 'history'
}
</script>
```
2. Login to your [AWS Console](https://aws.amazon.com).
3. Go to the [AWS Amplify Dashboard](https://aws.amazon.com/amplify).
4. Choose the **Deploy** route to setup your project.
5. When prompted, keep the build settings empty if you're serving your docs within the root directory. If you're serving your docs from a different directory, customise your amplify.yml
```yml
version: 0.1
frontend:
phases:
build:
commands:
- echo "Nothing to build"
artifacts:
baseDirectory: /docs
files:
- '**/*'
cache:
paths: []
```
6. Add the following Redirect rules in their displayed order.
| Source address | Target address | Type |
|----------------|----------------|---------------|
| /<*>.md | /<*>.md | 200 (Rewrite) |
| /<*> | /index.html | 200 (Rewrite) |