# Just The Docs Template (Website & HTML templates)

> 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.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/just-the-docs/just-the-docs-template |
| Built with | Jekyll |
| Live demo | https://just-the-docs.github.io/just-the-docs-template/ |
| GitHub template repository | yes (Use this template) |
| GitHub stars | 227 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Ruby |
| Official | yes |
| Category | Website & HTML templates |
| Latest release | none |
| Last commit | Aug 1, 2026 |

## Get started

Use this template on GitHub: https://github.com/just-the-docs/just-the-docs-template/generate

### Copy with degit

```sh
npx degit just-the-docs/just-the-docs-template my-site
cd my-site
bundle install
bundle exec jekyll serve
```

### Or clone with git

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/just-the-docs/just-the-docs-template.git my-site
```

Commercial use depends on the MIT license. Sources: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/creating-a-repository-from-a-template, https://github.com/Rich-Harris/degit

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