docusaurus Installation Guide Installation Guide

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Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 1 core minimum

RAM: 512MB minimum

Storage: 200MB for docs

Network: HTTP/HTTPS access

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 3000 (default docusaurus port)

None

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install docusaurus
sudo dnf install -y docusaurus

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now docusaurus

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
docusaurus --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install docusaurus
sudo apt install -y docusaurus

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now docusaurus

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 3000

# Verify installation
docusaurus --version

bash

# Install docusaurus
sudo pacman -S docusaurus

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now docusaurus

# Verify installation
docusaurus --version

bash

# Install docusaurus
apk add --no-cache docusaurus

# Enable and start service
rc-update add docusaurus default
rc-service docusaurus start

# Verify installation
docusaurus --version

bash

# Install docusaurus
sudo zypper install -y docusaurus

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now docusaurus

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
docusaurus --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install docusaurus

# Start service
brew services start docusaurus

# Verify installation
docusaurus --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install docusaurus

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'docusaurus_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service docusaurus start

# Verify installation
docusaurus --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install docusaurus

# Or using Scoop
scoop install docusaurus

# Verify installation
docusaurus --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/docusaurus

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
docusaurus --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable docusaurus

# Start service
sudo systemctl start docusaurus

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop docusaurus

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart docusaurus

# Check status
sudo systemctl status docusaurus

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u docusaurus -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add docusaurus default

# Start service
rc-service docusaurus start

# Stop service
rc-service docusaurus stop

# Restart service
rc-service docusaurus restart

# Check status
rc-service docusaurus status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'docusaurus_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service docusaurus start

# Stop service
service docusaurus stop

# Restart service
service docusaurus restart

# Check status
service docusaurus status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start docusaurus
brew services stop docusaurus
brew services restart docusaurus

# Check status
brew services list | grep docusaurus

powershell

# Start service
net start docusaurus

# Stop service
net stop docusaurus

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service docusaurus
Stop-Service docusaurus
Restart-Service docusaurus

# Check status
Get-Service docusaurus

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream docusaurus_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:3000;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name docusaurus.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name docusaurus.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/docusaurus.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/docusaurus.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://docusaurus_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName docusaurus.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://docusaurus.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName docusaurus.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/docusaurus.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/docusaurus.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:3000/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:3000/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend docusaurus_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/docusaurus.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend docusaurus_backend

backend docusaurus_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server docusaurus1 127.0.0.1:3000 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R docusaurus:docusaurus /etc/docusaurus
sudo chmod 750 /etc/docusaurus

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status docusaurus

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u docusaurus -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep docusaurus)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/docusaurus"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/docusaurus-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/docusaurus /var/lib/docusaurus

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/docusaurus-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop docusaurus

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/docusaurus/docusaurus-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start docusaurus

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u docusaurus -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/docusaurus/docusaurus.log

# Check configuration
docusaurus --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/docusaurus

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 3000

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 3000

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep docusaurus)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep docusaurus)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 3000

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  docusaurus:
    image: docusaurus:latest
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/docusaurus
      - ./data:/var/lib/docusaurus
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update docusaurus

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade docusaurus

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu docusaurus

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade docusaurus

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update docusaurus

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade docusaurus

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/docusaurus-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/docusaurus

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart docusaurus

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/docusaurus

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/docusaurus -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/docusaurus

Official Documentation: https://docs.docusaurus.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/docusaurus/docusaurus

Community Forum: https://forum.docusaurus.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.docusaurus.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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