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From mastodon·Updated June 26, 2026·View on GitHub·

The documentation currently uses [Hugo](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo) to generate a static site from Markdown. Use `hugo serve` to test the site locally. If build errors occur, ensure your Hugo version is the same as [docs.joinmastodon.org](https://github.com/mastodon/documentation/blob/main/.github/workflows/deploy.yml#L43). The project is written primarily in SCSS, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License v1.3 license, first published in 2017. It has gained significant community traction with 1,748 stars and 976 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: mastodon.

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The documentation currently uses Hugo to generate a static site from Markdown. Use hugo serve to test the site locally. If build errors occur, ensure your Hugo version is the same as docs.joinmastodon.org.

View the live documentation at https://docs.joinmastodon.org

Contributing to the Mastodon documentation

Please read the Contributing to Mastodon guide. The same guidance applies to the documentation.

Also see the Style guide.

help wanted there is a list of currently undocumented topics that need some coverage, please feel free to take a look.

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