Quickstart
Get up and running in GitBook and publish your first docs site in minutes
This quickstart guide explains how to get set up in GitBook and publish your first docs site in minutes.
At the end of this guide, you'll have a live documentation site, ready to expand and customize.
Getting started
You'll need to create an account before you can get started with your first documentation site.
After creating your account, you'll automatically see a new docs site that's ready for you to edit and customize. Choose how you want to add content to your site before you publish from the on-screen options.
Your content isn't published yet — so you can edit, customize and preview your docs site before making it live. Hit Publish to make it live immediately.
Jump to the 'Publishing' section on this pageEdit your content
There are two ways to edit and update your content in GitBook — in our visual editor, or following a docs-as-code workflow. You can choose one, or use a combination of both.
Whichever workflow you prefer, you'll edit your content using a branch-based editing flow.