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📖 Aptos Developer Documentation
Official Aptos developer documentation, providing everything you need to set up, develop, and test your projects.
📌 Table of Contents
- 💻 Installation
- 📂 Clone the Repository
- 📦 Install Dependencies
- 🚀 Develop on Nextra
- 🐞 Debugging
- 🔄 Regenerating Contributors
📌 For additional instructions, see the
README.mdinsideapps/nextra/.
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💻 Installation
⚙️ Requirements
Before you proceed, ensure you have installed the following dependencies:
Node.js
📌 Install via Homebrew:brew install nodepnpm (package manager)
📌 Install the latest version:curl -fsSL https://get.pnpm.io/install.sh | sh -
📂 Clone the Repository
git clone https://github.com/aptos-labs/developer-docs.git
📦 Install Dependencies
📌 If you are using macOS M1 Sonoma or later, first run:
pnpm add node-gyp -g
📌 Then install all dependencies:
pnpm install
🚀 Develop on Nextra
⚠ Important: For more details, see
apps/nextra/README.md.
1️⃣ Set up the environment
📌 Ensure your .env is properly configured inside apps/nextra/.env.
Use .env.example as a template.
📌 Validate the setup:
pnpm prebuild
2️⃣ Build Nextra
pnpm run build
📌 This command builds apps/nextra and all dependent local packages.
3️⃣ Navigate to the subdirectory
cd apps/nextra
4️⃣ Run the local development server
pnpm run dev
📌 Server will be available at:
🔗 http://localhost:3000
🐞 Debugging
📌 Fix formatting issues by running:
pnpm fmt
🔄 Regenerating Contributors
📌 The src/contributors.json file (which powers the author list at the bottom of doc pages) needs manual updates.
1️⃣ Authenticate with GitHub
📌 Install GitHub CLI:
🔗 Installation Guide
📌 Log into your GitHub account:
gh auth login --scopes read:user,user:email
2️⃣ Generate the contributor list
pnpm contributors
📌 The updated list will now appear in the documentation.
🔗 Useful Links
📜 License
This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0.
See LICENSE for more details.
🤝 Contributors
A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to this project! 🙌