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SilvanandGitHub 4bc899d052 docs: Improve README for local development and standardize tab usage (#11865)
## Problem statement

- `<Tabs>` were not rendered in docs
- Missing steps in README for local dev

## How it was solved

- Enhance the README to better describe local development setup and
clean up formatting.
- Standardize the use of tabs across various components for consistency.

## Additional info

To not cause merge conflicts with
https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/pull/11729 changes in
`/self-hosting/manage/configure/configure.mdx` were skipped
2026-03-23 14:39:07 +00:00

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# @zitadel/docs
Documentation for Zitadel, built with [Fumadocs](https://fumadocs.dev) and [Next.js](https://nextjs.org).
## Getting Started
Ensure you have followed the [root quick start](../../CONTRIBUTING.md#quick-start) to set up dependencies.
### Local Development
Ensure all dependencies are installed:
```bash
pnpm install
```
Start the development server:
```bash
pnpm nx run @zitadel/docs:dev
```
The site will be available at http://localhost:3000.
### Scripts
Key scripts for documentation workflows:
| Script | Description |
|:-----------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `dev` | Starts the development server. |
| `build` | Builds the production application. |
| `fetch:remote-content` | Fetches remote tags and referenced content. |
| `generate` | Runs all generation steps (`fetch:remote-content`, `generate:proto-docs`, `generate:api-reference`, `generate:index-pages`). |
| `check:links` | Validates content integrity (broken links, missing frontmatter, schema errors). |
| `check-types` | Validates typescript types. |
| `test` | Runs all validation steps (`check-types`, `check:links`). |
| `lint` | checks for code style and syntax errors (ESLint). |
| `clean` | Cleans the build output and generated files. |
### Validation
* **Code Quality**: Run `pnpm nx run @zitadel/docs:lint` to check for syntax and style issues in JS/TS/MDX files.
* **Content Integrity**: Run `pnpm nx run @zitadel/docs:check-links` to validate content structure, including:
* Broken internal links
* Missing required front-matter (e.g., `title`)
* Image references
### Troubleshooting
#### Issue: Nx configuration not found or "nx" command not found
If you see errors like:
```bash
NX Cannot find configuration for task @zitadel/zitadel:@zitadel/docs:generate
Pass --verbose to see the stacktrace.
```
or
```
pnpm nx run @zitadel/docs:dev
 ERR_PNPM_RECURSIVE_EXEC_FIRST_FAIL  Command "nx" not found
Did you mean "pnpm nx"?
```
**Root cause**: Your dependency cache or `node_modules` is out of sync.
**Solution**: Run these commands from the repository root in order:
1. **Clear node_modules**: `rm -rf node_modules` — removes the installed dependency folder
2. **Clear pnpm cache**: `pnpm cache delete` — clears pnpm's internal package cache
3. **Reinstall dependencies**: `pnpm install` — reinstalls all dependencies fresh
4. **Test the setup**: `pnpm nx run @zitadel/docs:generate` — verifies everything works
This resolves 99% of setup-related issues.
## Contributing
### Build Process
The docs build process automatically handles the following steps via `generate`:
1. Downloads required protoc plugins.
2. Generates gRPC documentation from proto files.
3. Generates API documentation from OpenAPI specs.
4. Generates index files for directory structures.
### Style Guide
* **Variables**: Use environment variables in code snippets where possible.
* **Embedded Content**: Use `_filename.mdx` for content embedded in other pages (not indexed individually).
* **Code Embedding**: Use the `file` property in code blocks to embed code from the repo.
* **Voice**: Use active voice and sentence case for titles.
Refer to the [Google Developer Style Guide](https://developers.google.com/style) for general guidelines.
### Adding Content
All documentation content is located in the `content` directory. Note that the system strictly accepts **only `.mdx` files**.
To add a new page:
1. Create a `.mdx` file in the appropriate subdirectory of [`content`](./content).
2. Register the new page in the sidebar settings at [`lib/sidebar-data.ts`](./lib/sidebar-data.ts) to make it accessible in the navigation.
### Pull Requests
Use `docs(<scope>): <short summary>` for PR titles.
Pass quality checks before submitting:
```bash
pnpm nx run @zitadel/docs:build
```