# Instructions for Building Documentation

The documentation for the Discord.Net library uses [DocFX][docfx-main].
[Instructions for installing this tool can be found here.][docfx-installing]

1. Navigate to the root of the repository.
2. (Optional) If you intend to target a specific version, ensure that
 you have the correct version checked out.
3. Build the docs using `docfx docs/docfx.json`. Add the `--serve`
 parameter to preview the site locally. Some elements of the page
  may appear incorrect when not hosted by a server.
      - Remarks: According to the docfx website, this tool does work on
       Linux under Mono.

[docfx-main]: https://dotnet.github.io/docfx/
[docfx-installing]: https://dotnet.github.io/docfx/tutorial/docfx_getting_started.html