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Just The Docs Template

Just The Docs Template is a free, open-source website template built with Jekyll. One-click template to use just-the-docs on GitHub Pages. It has 227 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and GitHub's Use this template button creates your own copy in one click.

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Use this template creates your own GitHub repository from it. To work locally, copy the files with degit (no git history) or clone the repository.

Copy with degit
npx degit just-the-docs/just-the-docs-template my-site
cd my-site
bundle install
bundle exec jekyll serve
Or clone with git
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/just-the-docs/just-the-docs-template.git my-site

Sources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.

About Just The Docs Template

If you want to maintain your docs in the docs directory of an existing project repo, see Hosting your docs from an existing project repo.

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What is Just The Docs Template?

Just The Docs Template is a free, open-source website template built with Jekyll. One-click template to use just-the-docs on GitHub Pages. It has 227 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and GitHub's Use this template button creates your own copy in one click.

How do I use Just The Docs Template?

Click Use this template on GitHub to create your own repository from it with a fresh history, or copy the files locally with npx degit just-the-docs/just-the-docs-template my-site. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.

Can I use Just The Docs Template for commercial projects?

Yes. Just The Docs Template is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows commercial use as long as you keep the copyright and license notice. Third-party assets bundled with it (images, fonts, icons) may have their own terms.

Is Just The Docs Template maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Aug 1, 2026. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.