Installation#

Download and install Docia without any dependencies. Works on macOS and Linux.

One-line installer#

curl -fsSL https://docia.xyz/install.sh | sh

This script automatically detects your platform and architecture, downloads the latest release, and installs it to /usr/local/bin/.

Manual installation#

If you prefer to install manually, download the appropriate binary from GitHub Releases:

macOS (Apple Silicon)

curl -L https://github.com/TorstenDittmann/docia/releases/latest/download/docia-v$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/TorstenDittmann/docia/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')-darwin-arm64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv docia-v* /usr/local/bin/docia

macOS (Intel)

curl -L https://github.com/TorstenDittmann/docia/releases/latest/download/docia-v$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/TorstenDittmann/docia/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')-darwin-x64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv docia-v* /usr/local/bin/docia

Linux (x64)

curl -L https://github.com/TorstenDittmann/docia/releases/latest/download/docia-v$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/TorstenDittmann/docia/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')-linux-x64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv docia-v* /usr/local/bin/docia

Linux (ARM64)

curl -L https://github.com/TorstenDittmann/docia/releases/latest/download/docia-v$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/TorstenDittmann/docia/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')-linux-arm64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv docia-v* /usr/local/bin/docia

Windows (x64 and ARM64)#

Windows users should download the .exe for their architecture from GitHub Releases and add it to their PATH manually.

Option 2: npm (requires Bun)#

If you prefer to use npm/Bun:

Prerequisites: Bun 1.4+

# Install globally
bun install -g docia

# Or use with bunx (no install needed)
bunx docia --help

Verify installation#

docia --version

Create your first docs project#

docia init my-docs
cd my-docs
docia dev

Your documentation site will be available at http://localhost:3000.