title	docs-ng Documentation Hub
description	Documentation aggregation system for Garden Linux - combines docs from multiple repositories into a unified VitePress site
github_org	gardenlinux
github_repo	docs-ng
github_source_path	docs/reference/supporting_tools/docs-ng/overview/index.md

docs-ng: Garden Linux Documentation Hub

Build unified documentation from multiple Garden Linux repositories.

Source Repository: gardenlinux/docs-ng

Overview

docs-ng is the documentation aggregation system that powers the unified Garden Linux documentation site. It aggregates content from multiple source repositories (gardenlinux, builder, python-gardenlinux-lib) into a cohesive VitePress site.

Key Features

• Targeted Documentation: Files with github_target_path frontmatter are automatically placed into the correct Diataxis categories
• Project Mirroring: Complete repository documentation mirrored under docs/projects/<repo-name>/
• Commit Locking: Reproducible builds with locked commit hashes
• Media Handling: Automatic discovery and copying of media directories
• Link Rewriting: Automatic link transformation for cross-repository references

Documentation Paths

The system supports two complementary documentation paths:

1. Targeted Documentation — Files with github_target_path frontmatter → docs/tutorials/, docs/how-to/, etc.
2. Project Mirror — All repo docs mirrored under docs/projects/<repo-name>/

Quick Start

# Aggregate documentation from repos
make aggregate

# Run development server
make dev

# Build production site
make build

Architecture Overview

Source Repos → Fetch (git/local) → Transform → docs/ → VitePress

The aggregation pipeline consists of four main stages:

1. Fetch — src/aggregation/fetcher.py pulls docs via git sparse checkout or local copy
2. Transform — src/aggregation/transformer.py rewrites links, fixes frontmatter
3. Structure — src/aggregation/structure.py reorganizes directories and copies media
4. Output — VitePress builds the site

Project Structure

docs-ng/
├── repos-config.json         # Repository configuration
├── repos-config.local.json   # Local development config
├── src/                      # Source code
│   ├── aggregate.py          # CLI entry point
│   └── aggregation/          # Core package
├── tests/                    # Test suite
└── docs/                     # Generated documentation
    ├── projects/             # Mirrored repository docs
    ├── tutorials/            # Aggregated tutorials
    ├── how-to/               # Aggregated guides
    ├── explanation/          # Aggregated explanations
    └── reference/            # Aggregated reference docs

Further Reading

• Getting Started Tutorial — Step-by-step guide to using docs-ng
• Adding Repositories — How to add new repositories to the aggregation
• Technical Reference — Source code and API documentation
• Configuration Reference — Complete configuration options
• Architecture Explanation — Deep dive into how docs-ng works

Contributing

See the docs-ng repository for contribution guidelines.