Prerequisite You should have installed Node.js (version 18.10.0 or higher).

Step 1. Install Mintlify on your OS:

npm i -g mintlify

Step 2. Go to the docs are located (where you can find mint.json) and run the following command:

mintlify dev

The documentation website is now available at http://localhost:3000.

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Custom Ports

Mintlify uses port 3000 by default. You can use the --port flag to customize the port Mintlify runs on. For example, use this command to run in port 3333:

mintlify dev --port 3333

You will see an error like this if you try to run Mintlify in a port that’s already taken:

Error: listen EADDRINUSE: address already in use :::3000

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Mintlify Versions

Each CLI is linked to a specific version of Mintlify. Please update the CLI if your local website looks different than production.

npm i -g mintlify@latest

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Deployment

Unlimited editors available under the Startup Plan

You should see the following if the deploy successfully went through:

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Troubleshooting

Here’s how to solve some common problems when working with the CLI.

Curious about what changed in a CLI version? Check out the CLI changelog.