# Getting Started

This section will help you build a basic VitePress documentation site usign this theme.

• Step. 1: Create a new project using this template.

  $ git clone git@github.com:valmisson/docs-theme.git my-docs
  

  or click the Use this template button.

• Step. 2: Move into directory.

  $ cd my-docs
  

• Step. 3: Install dependencies.

  $ yarn install or npm install
  

• Step. 4: Serve the documentation site in the local server.

  $ yarn docs:dev
  

  VitePress will start a hot-reloading development server at http://localhost:3000.

By now, you should have a basic but functional VitePress documentation site.

If you already have a project ready, you can enable a custom theme by copy the folder .vitepress/theme/ to the folder .vitepress/ of your project.

Read more about using a custom theme.

When your documentation site starts to take shape, be sure to read the deployment guide.