Product documentation
Documentation without running another app means you do not install, upgrade, or babysit a separate product just to keep public docs online. Hosted.md is the service. We run the app and the hosting. You create content and get a live site. One flat price per site. No deployment or maintenance on your side.
Every app you run is something that can break, need an upgrade, or pull you into production work. Self hosted documentation often means exactly that: another codebase, another deploy path, another place that needs attention when you would rather ship product.
Docs without another app is the same underlying ask as hosted docs without infrastructure: fewer systems to own, fewer credentials to manage, and a clearer split between your product and the doc site that supports it.
When you evaluate options, ask what you would have to run yourself if something goes wrong on a Friday night. For most small teams, the answer should be nothing beyond your own product.
If the main goal is to keep the workflow small, see simple documentation software for a related comparison of what simple can mean in practice.
The split is not about whether docs matter. It is about who runs the software that serves them.
You run the doc stack
Hosted.md runs the doc site
Hosted.md is built for documentation for small teams who want public documentation with one flat price per site, optional Git integration, and no maintenance of our hosting stack on your side. Custom domain support is available after trial.
Fully hosted
We run the application that serves your docs. You do not install or operate Hosted.md on your own infrastructure.
One flat price per site
A single rate per documentation site. No per seat pricing, no usage tiers, no feature gates.
Optional Git integration
Connect a repository to sync content, or manage pages inside Hosted.md without Git.
Built in search
Help users find answers across your public documentation without extra plugins.
Custom domain after trial
Start on a hosted.md subdomain. Connect your own domain when you are ready.
SSL included
HTTPS by default on hosted.md subdomains and custom domains.
No deployment work from you
Create your site, add content or connect a repo, and publish. You are not responsible for our deploy pipeline or hosting maintenance.
For structure and writing habits, see the guides section.
Hosted.md is narrow on purpose. It is not the right answer for every documentation problem.
A compact view of what Hosted.md is built to cover when you want docs without another app to run.
| Question | Hosted.md |
|---|---|
| Hosted public documentation | Yes |
| You install and run the doc app on your servers | No |
| You maintain our hosting stack | No |
| One flat price per documentation site | Yes |
It means you do not operate a separate documentation product on your own infrastructure. You use a hosted service to publish. The provider runs the application that serves the site.
They overlap. The point of both is the same: you should not have to own servers, deploy pipelines, or maintenance work for the doc site. You focus on the pages and the product.
No. You use Hosted.md in the browser. There is nothing to run on your side. Optional Git integration connects a repo if you want that workflow.
One flat price per documentation site. See the pricing page for details.
No. Git integration is optional. You can connect a repo or manage documentation directly in Hosted.md.
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