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---
title: "Quickstart"
description: "Deploy your documentation site and make your first change."
keywords: ["quickstart","deploy","get started","first steps","tutorial","setup","onboarding"]
---
Deploy a live documentation site in minutes.
## Deploy your site
Go to [mintlify.com/start](https://mintlify.com/start) and connect your GitHub account. Select or create a repository for your documentation and install the GitHub App.
Your site deploys automatically to `https://<your-project-name>.mintlify.app`. Find your URL on the **Overview** page of your [dashboard](https://dashboard.mintlify.com/).
<Tip>
**Public GitHub repo?** Replace `github.com` with `mintlify.com` in your repository URL to [auto-generate your site](https://mintlify.com/explore).
</Tip>
## Make your first change
<Tabs>
<Tab title="CLI">
<Steps>
<Step title="Install the CLI">
Requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en) v20.17.0 or higher.
<CodeGroup>
```bash npm
npm i -g mint
```
```bash pnpm
pnpm add -g mint
```
</CodeGroup>
</Step>
<Step title="Clone and edit">
Clone your repository and open `index.mdx`. Update the description:
```mdx
---
title: "Introduction"
description: "Your custom description here"
---
```
</Step>
<Step title="Preview locally">
```bash
mint dev
```
View at `http://localhost:3000`.
</Step>
<Step title="Deploy">
```bash
git add .
git commit -m "Update description"
git push
```
Your changes deploy automatically.
</Step>
</Steps>
</Tab>
<Tab title="Web editor">
<Steps>
<Step title="Open the editor">
Go to the [web editor](https://dashboard.mintlify.com/editor) in your dashboard.
</Step>
<Step title="Edit and publish">
Open the **Introduction** page, update the description, and click **Publish**.
</Step>
</Steps>
</Tab>
</Tabs>
## Next steps
<Card title="Use the web editor" icon="mouse-pointer-2" horizontal href="/editor/index">
Edit documentation in your browser and preview how your pages look when published.
</Card>
<Card title="Explore CLI commands" icon="terminal" horizontal href="/installation">
Find broken links, check accessibility, validate OpenAPI specs, and more.
</Card>
<Card title="Add a custom domain" icon="globe" horizontal href="/customize/custom-domain">
Use your own domain for your documentation site.
</Card>