# Guides

Deeper dives into how documints works day to day.

## Introduction

- [Why Documints?](/guides/introduction/why-documints) - the design decisions behind documints, and why.
- [Getting Started](/guides/introduction/getting-started) - install, bootstrap, and run your first site.
- [Usage](/guides/introduction/usage) - the write/preview/build/deploy loop.
- [Deploy](/guides/introduction/deploy) - the top 5 static hosts, step by step.

## Writing

- [Writing Docs](/guides/writing/writing-docs) - the frontmatter contract that drives navigation.
- [Playground](/guides/writing/playground) - a live `.doc.tsx` example.

## Customization

- [Routing](/guides/customization/routing) - how hierarchy, the nav, and the header connect.
- [Static Assets & Head](/guides/customization/static-assets) - favicons, fonts, images, and custom `<head>` content.

## Configuration

- [Configuration](/guides/configuration) - `.documints/config.ts` options.

## Advanced

- [Plugins](/guides/advanced/plugins) - built-in and third-party Vite plugins.
