# Get Started

## Quick Start with Vercel

You can start by creating your own Nextra site and deploying to Vercel by clicking the link:

[![](https://vercel.com/button)](https://vercel.com/new/clone?demo-description=Markdown%20powered%20docs%20site.%20Built%20with%20Next.js.&demo-image=https%3A%2F%2Fnextra.vercel.app%2Fdemo.png&demo-title=Documentation%20Starter%20Kit&demo-url=https%3A%2F%2Fnextra.vercel.app%2F&project-name=nextjs-docs&repository-name=nextjs-docs&s=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fshuding%2Fnextra&from=templates)

Vercel will create the Nextra repository and deploy the site for you with just a few clicks.  
Once done, every change in the repository will be deployed automatically.

## Create Manually

Nextra works like a Next.js plugin, and it accepts a theme config (layout) to render the page. To start:

1. Install Next.js, Nextra and React: `yarn add next nextra react react-dom`

2. Install the docs theme (you can use any theme you like): `yarn add nextra-theme-docs`

3. Create the following Next.js config:

```jsx
// next.config.js
const withNextra = require('nextra')({
  theme: 'nextra-theme-docs',
  themeConfig: './theme.config.js',
  // optional: add `unstable_staticImage: true` to enable Nextra's auto image import
})
module.exports = withNextra()
```

4. Create a `theme.config.js` file for the docs theme:

```jsx
// theme.config.js
export default {
  projectLink: 'https://github.com/shuding/nextra', // GitHub link in the navbar
  docsRepositoryBase: 'https://github.com/shuding/nextra/blob/master', // base URL for the docs repository
  titleSuffix: ' – Nextra',
  nextLinks: true,
  prevLinks: true,
  search: true,
  customSearch: null, // customizable, you can use algolia for example
  darkMode: true,
  footer: true,
  footerText: `MIT ${new Date().getFullYear()} © Shu Ding.`,
  footerEditLink: `Edit this page on GitHub`,
  logo: (
    <>
      <svg>...</svg>
      <span>Next.js Static Site Generator</span>
    </>
  ),
  head: (
    <>
      <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
      <meta name="description" content="Nextra: the next docs builder" />
      <meta name="og:title" content="Nextra: the next docs builder" />
    </>
  ),
}
```

import Callout from 'nextra-theme-docs/callout'

<Callout>
  More configuration options for the docs theme can be found
  [here](/themes/docs/configuration).
</Callout>

5. Create `pages/_app.js` and include the theme stylesheet:

```jsx
import 'nextra-theme-docs/style.css'

export default function Nextra({ Component, pageProps }) {
  return <Component {...pageProps} />
}
```

6. You are good to go! Run `yarn next` to start.

---

<span id="sidebar-and-anchor-links" />
<Callout>
  Any `.md` or `.mdx` file will turn into a doc page and be displayed in
  sidebar. You can also create a `meta.json` file to customize the page order
  and title. <br /> Check the source code: https://github.com/shuding/nextra for
  more information.
</Callout>

<Callout>
You can also use [`<style jsx>`](https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/built-in-css-support#css-in-js) to style elements inside `theme.config.js`.
</Callout>