Zero to Docs

Back in the day, people built documentation by hand. That meant hand-coding websites, tutorials, examples, and API explanations. Now there are tools that let you easily render text files into a professional website.

One such tool is Sphinx, a package that scans your codebase for structured text, and uses this to convert it into beautifully-rendered webpages. Sphinx also has an ecosystem of plugins that will let you extend its functionality.

The Z2D Guide

This is an introduction to documentation with sphinx. We will cover setting up sphinx and customizing it to fit your needs. It won’t cover every piece of the sphinx world, but will point you in the right direction.

Extending your Documentation

The following sections cover how to extend your sphinx deployment with new functionality.