dynamo/docs/pages/README.md

117 lines
3.4 KiB
Markdown

---
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
title: Building Documentation
---
This directory contains the documentation source files for NVIDIA Dynamo.
## Prerequisites
- Python 3.11 or later
- [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) package manager
## Build Instructions
### Option 1: Dedicated Docs Environment (Recommended)
This approach builds the docs without requiring the full project dependencies (including `ai-dynamo-runtime`):
```bash
# One-time setup: Create docs environment and install dependencies
uv venv .venv-docs
uv pip install --python .venv-docs --group docs
# Generate documentation
uv run --python .venv-docs --no-project docs/generate_docs.py
```
The generated HTML will be available in `docs/build/html/`.
### Option 2: Using Full Development Environment
If you already have the full project dependencies installed (i.e., you're actively developing the codebase), you can use `uv run` directly:
```bash
uv run --group docs docs/generate_docs.py
```
This will use your existing project environment and add the docs dependencies.
### Option 3: Using Docker
Build the docs in a Docker container with all dependencies isolated:
```bash
docker build -f container/Dockerfile.docs -t dynamo-docs .
```
The documentation will be built inside the container. To extract the built docs:
```bash
# Run the container and copy the output
docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/docs/build:/workspace/dynamo/docs/build dynamo-docs
# Or create a container to copy files from
docker create --name temp-docs dynamo-docs
docker cp temp-docs:/workspace/dynamo/docs/build ./docs/build
docker rm temp-docs
```
This approach is ideal for CI/CD pipelines or when you want complete isolation from your local environment.
## Directory Structure
- `docs/` - Documentation source files (Markdown and reStructuredText)
- `docs/conf.py` - Sphinx configuration
- `docs/_static/` - Static assets (CSS, JS, images)
- `docs/_extensions/` - Custom Sphinx extensions
- `docs/build/` - Generated documentation output (not tracked in git)
## Redirect Creation
When moving or renaming files a redirect must be created.
Redirect entries should be added to the `redirects` dictionary in `conf.py`. For detailed information on redirect syntax, see the [sphinx-reredirects usage documentation](https://documatt.com/sphinx-reredirects/usage/#introduction).
## Dependency Management
Documentation dependencies are defined in `pyproject.toml` under the `[dependency-groups]` section:
```toml
[dependency-groups]
docs = [
"sphinx>=8.1",
"nvidia-sphinx-theme>=0.0.8",
# ... other doc dependencies
]
```
## Troubleshooting
### Build Warnings
The build process treats warnings as errors. Common issues:
- **Missing toctree entries**: Documents must be referenced in a table of contents
- **Non-consecutive headers**: Don't skip header levels (e.g., H1 → H3)
- **Broken links**: Ensure all internal and external links are valid
### Missing Dependencies
If you encounter import errors, ensure the docs dependencies are installed:
```bash
uv pip install --python .venv-docs --group docs
```
## Viewing the Documentation
After building, open `docs/build/html/index.html` in your, or use Python's built-in HTTP server:
```bash
cd docs/build/html
python -m http.server 8000
# Then visit http://localhost:8000 in your browser
```