Product documentation

Release notes hosting

A stable place for your product changelog and shipped updates, next to the rest of your public docs. No separate deploy or hosting stack for the changelog alone. Hosted.md is a flat price product documentation platform for small teams.

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What release notes hosting is, and why it matters

Release notes hosting means your changelog and ship posts live on a public site users can open, bookmark, and search. The same expectations apply as for the rest of your product docs: a clear URL, HTTPS, and pages you can update without fighting your publishing stack.

Hosted release notes sit in that same category. Users expect to find what shipped, when it shipped, and how it affects them. When the changelog lives beside guides and reference material, support and onboarding get easier because everything lives under one roof.

What to look for in a setup

When you evaluate release notes hosting, practical checks beat feature lists. For founders and small teams, the goal is to publish on a schedule you can keep.

  • A stable public URL you can link from your app, email, and marketing pages
  • Search so users can find a version or topic without scanning every post
  • A publishing path that does not add a second deploy or repo just for the changelog
  • Room for the changelog to sit next to guides and API docs, not on a stray subdomain
  • HTTPS and hosting you do not have to patch or monitor yourself

For page structure and writing habits, the guides section covers documentation patterns that pair well with public release notes.

Two ways teams handle release notes

The topic is not only tools. It is where responsibility lands when something needs to go live.

Separate blog or CMS

  • Another stack to theme, deploy, and keep online
  • Changelog split away from technical docs and search
  • More places to update when branding or domains change

Hosted docs with release notes inside

  • Same site as guides, API reference, and onboarding
  • One hosting bill and one search index for users
  • Optional Git sync if you prefer writing in a repo

Hosted.md fits the second path. It is public documentation for small teams, not an in app notification system or private release tracker.

When Hosted.md is a strong fit for hosted release notes

Hosted.md works well when you want documentation for small teams with a flat operating model: one site, one price, no deployment or maintenance on your side.

Changelog beside the rest of your docs

Publish release notes as part of the same public doc site as guides and API pages. Users land in one place.

One flat price per site

A single rate per documentation site. No per seat pricing, no usage tiers, no feature gates.

Built in search

Help users find a release or topic across your hosted docs without extra plugins.

Optional Git integration

Connect a repository to sync content, or manage pages inside Hosted.md without Git.

Custom domain after trial

Start on a hosted.md subdomain. Connect your own domain after trial so docs and release notes share one public URL.

SSL included

HTTPS by default on hosted.md subdomains and custom domains.

No deployment work from you

Create your site, add release notes and other pages or connect a repo, and publish without building a separate stack for the changelog.

For domain setup, read documentation with custom domain.

Who it is for, and who it is not for

Honest fit matters. Hosted.md is narrow on purpose.

A good fit

  • Teams that want a public product changelog with the rest of their docs
  • Solo founders and small teams that do not want another system to run
  • Groups that care about a clear URL and search more than enterprise workflow tooling

Not the focus

  • Private release notes, in app notification systems, or feature flag consoles
  • Enterprise permission systems, complex collaboration suites, or voting widgets
  • AI writing tools or AI first authoring (not part of the product)

Quick fit check

A small table to judge whether the Hosted.md model matches what you need for public release notes.

Question Hosted.md
Public URL for release notes and docs together Yes
Search across pages Yes
You deploy or maintain the doc host No. We host.
Private or internal only changelog Not included

FAQ

What is release notes hosting?

It is hosting for the public pages where you publish shipped work: version notes, a product changelog, and anything else users should read outside the app. It should be reachable on the web, stable over time, and easy to update.

Is a product changelog the same as release notes?

People use both terms. What matters here is one public place for shipped changes that you can link to and search, whether you call it a changelog or release notes.

Can release notes live on the same site as the rest of my docs?

Yes. That is the usual setup on Hosted.md: guides, API reference, and release notes in one public documentation site.

How does pricing work?

One flat price per documentation site. Details are on the pricing page.

Do I need Git to publish release notes?

No. Git integration is optional. You can connect a repo or manage content in Hosted.md.

Product documentation without the complexity.

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