Product documentation
If you need to publish public product documentation, most tools are either too minimal or too heavy for a solo founder or small team.
This page covers what to look for in a product documentation platform, and where Hosted.md fits.
A product documentation platform is a system that lets you write, organize, publish, and host documentation for your software product.
It usually includes page management, navigation, search, and public hosting. For small teams, the key question is not how many advanced features it has, but how much operational work it creates.
For most software teams the core needs are practical. The platform should let you write and organize content, publish reliably, and stay out of your way.
Product documentation hosting that handles infrastructure for you removes a category of work that is not worth doing yourself for most teams. See documentation without infrastructure for more on that tradeoff.
Hosted.md is product documentation hosting built around one idea: publish docs without managing infrastructure. One flat price covers everything below.
Fully hosted
Your docs run on our infrastructure. No servers to provision, no deploy pipelines to configure.
One flat price per site
No usage tiers, no feature gates, no add on upgrades. One price covers the full service.
Custom domain after trial
Start on a hosted.md subdomain. Connect your own domain when you are ready.
Optional Git integration
Connect a repo to sync content automatically, or manage everything inside Hosted.md.
Built in search
Users can search your docs without additional tools or third party plugins.
SSL included
HTTPS by default on hosted.md subdomains and custom domains. Nothing to configure.
No deployment work
Create your site, add your content, and your docs are live. You do not manage builds, uptime, or updates.
Pricing details are on the pricing page.
Hosted.md is a good fit when your goal is to publish public docs for a software product.
You can explore usage examples in the guides section.
Hosted.md is focused on public docs for small teams. Some features are out of scope by design.
| Feature | Hosted.md |
|---|---|
| Public docs hosting | Yes |
| Custom domain | Yes, after trial |
| Git sync | Optional |
| Built in search | Yes |
| Enterprise permission systems | Not included |
| Private or internal docs | Not included |
| Complex collaboration workflows | Not included |
| AI writing tools | Not included |
| Community voting or feedback widgets | Not included |
If you are comparing options, the alternatives page covers how Hosted.md sits alongside other product documentation platforms.
If you are looking for a product documentation platform that keeps the workflow small, Hosted.md is designed around that idea.
Many documentation platforms are built for larger teams with more process, more setup, and more internal complexity. Hosted.md takes the opposite approach.
If you want hosted product documentation that is simple to publish and easy to keep updated, that focus matters more than having the longest enterprise feature list.
Good public product documentation should help users find answers quickly, reduce repeat support questions, and give your product a more complete, trustworthy presence.
A hosted product documentation platform helps you get those benefits without turning docs into an infrastructure project. Instead of managing deployment, SSL, search, and uptime yourself, you can stay focused on writing and shipping.
For founders and small software teams, that usually leads to better public product documentation because the workflow is lighter, publishing is easier, and the docs are more likely to stay current.
It is software for creating, organizing, publishing, and hosting documentation for a product. That can include getting started guides, API references, release notes, and user documentation.
No. Hosted.md is designed for public product documentation rather than private internal knowledge bases or complex permission based documentation setups.
Yes. You can start on a hosted.md subdomain and connect your own custom domain after the trial.
No. Git integration is optional. You can connect a repository or manage your documentation directly inside Hosted.md.
Yes. Hosted.md is a good fit for API documentation, getting started content, user guides, and release notes, especially for small teams that want a simpler hosted workflow.
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