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template: overrides/main.html
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title: Getting started
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---
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# Getting started
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Material for MkDocs is a theme for [MkDocs][1], a static site generator geared
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towards (technical) project documentation. If you're familiar with Python, you
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can install Material for MkDocs with [`pip`][2], the Python package manager.
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If not, we recommended using [`docker`][3].
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In case you're running into problems, consult the [troubleshooting][4] section.
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[1]: https://www.mkdocs.org
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[2]: #with-pip-recommended
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[3]: #with-docker
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[4]: troubleshooting.md
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## Installation
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### with pip <small>recommended</small> { data-toc-label="with pip" }
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Material for MkDocs can be installed with `pip`:
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```
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pip install mkdocs-material
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```
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This will automatically install compatible versions of all dependencies:
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[MkDocs][1], [Markdown][5], [Pygments][6] and [Python Markdown Extensions][7].
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Material for MkDocs always strives to support the latest versions, so there's
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no need to install those packages separately.
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[5]: https://python-markdown.github.io/
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[6]: https://pygments.org/
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[7]: https://facelessuser.github.io/pymdown-extensions/
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### with docker
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The official [Docker image][8] is a great way to get up and running in a few
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minutes, as it comes with all dependencies pre-installed. Pull the image for the
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`latest` version with:
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```
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docker pull squidfunk/mkdocs-material
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```
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The `mkdocs` executable is provided as an entry point and `serve` is the
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default command. If you're not familiar with Docker don't worry, we have you
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covered in the following sections.
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The following plugins are bundled with the Docker image:
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- [mkdocs-minify-plugin][9]
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- [mkdocs-redirects][10]
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[8]: https://hub.docker.com/r/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/
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[9]: https://github.com/byrnereese/mkdocs-minify-plugin
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[10]: https://github.com/datarobot/mkdocs-redirects
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??? question "How to add plugins to the Docker image?"
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Material for MkDocs bundles useful and common plugins while trying not to
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blow up the size of the official image. If the plugin you want to use is
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not included, create a new `Dockerfile` and extend the official Docker image
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with your custom installation routine:
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``` Dockerfile
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FROM squidfunk/mkdocs-material
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RUN pip install ...
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```
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Next, you can build the image with the following command:
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```
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docker build -t squidfunk/mkdocs-material .
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```
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The new image can be used exactly like the official image.
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### with git
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Material for MkDocs can be directly used from [GitHub][11] by cloning the
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repository into a subfolder of your project root which might be useful if you
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want to use the very latest version:
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```
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git clone https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material.git
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```
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The theme will reside in the folder `mkdocs-material/material`. When cloning
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from `git`, you must install all required dependencies yourself:
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```
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pip install -r mkdocs-material/requirements.txt
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```
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[11]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material
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