Hosted documentation

User guide hosting for founders and small teams

User guide hosting means your product user guides are published on a stable hosted docs site without taking on deployment and maintenance work.

Hosted.md is built for public documentation with one flat price per site and optional Git integration.

Hosted user guides checklist

  • Clear path from setup to daily use
  • Search and navigation users can trust
  • No docs deployment pipeline to maintain
  • One flat price per site for predictable cost

Why user guide hosting matters

Product user guides reduce repeat support questions and help onboarding move faster. Good hosted user guides give users a place to solve common tasks without opening a ticket.

If you are planning structure and page flow, start with the guides hub for practical writing patterns.

What to look for in user guide hosting

A practical setup should keep publishing reliable while keeping the operational footprint small for your team.

Core needs for product user guides

  • Task-based pages users can scan quickly
  • Navigation and search for common issues
  • Stable public URLs support can share
  • A simple path for regular content updates
  • Hosting that does not become another engineering project

Where Hosted.md fits

  • Public docs on hosted infrastructure
  • No deployment or maintenance on your side
  • Optional Git integration for repo-based workflows
  • Hosted.md subdomain first, custom domain support after trial
  • One flat price per site for predictable planning

What strong hosted user guides usually include

Keep the content model simple and operationally realistic. This is usually enough for documentation for small teams.

Getting started path

A first success path that new users can follow without guessing where to begin.

Task guides

Short how-to pages for real workflows instead of long narrative documentation.

Troubleshooting answers

Common fixes in one place so support can link users directly to an answer.

Searchable public docs

Users can find answers by terms they already use in product and support conversations.

Clear ownership

A repeatable update process so docs stay current as product behavior changes.

Light operational model

Docs publishing that does not require managing another stack or release process.

When Hosted.md is a strong fit

Hosted.md is a strong fit when your team wants to publish public user guides without running docs infrastructure.

  • You need hosted docs for customer-facing guidance
  • You want one flat price per site and clear scope
  • You do not want docs deployment and maintenance work
  • You want optional Git integration, not a required setup
  • You want a practical product docs workflow for founders

For broader category context, see product documentation platform. If you are evaluating now, review pricing.

Who Hosted.md is for, and who it is not for

Hosted.md is focused on public documentation workflows. It is not positioned as a broad enterprise documentation suite.

Good fit

  • Solo founders and small teams shipping software
  • Teams publishing customer-facing guides and help content
  • Workflows that value low operational overhead

Not the focus

  • Private docs and enterprise permission systems
  • Complex collaboration workflows across large organizations
  • Voting widgets or AI writing as core documentation features

Fit summary table

Use this quick scan to decide whether a lightweight hosted model fits your team.

Decision area Hosted.md Heavier docs setups
Primary outcome Hosted user guides and public docs Broader enterprise and internal documentation programs
Operational ownership No deployment or maintenance on your side More setup and ongoing process ownership
Team fit Founders and small product teams Larger teams with layered workflows

For a related overview of customer-facing docs scope, see public product documentation.

FAQ

What is user guide hosting?

User guide hosting is publishing product user guides on a managed documentation site so users can access onboarding and how-to content through stable public pages.

Why do hosted user guides help small teams?

They reduce repeated support replies and avoid extra infrastructure work, which helps small teams keep docs current.

Is Hosted.md for private internal documentation?

No. Hosted.md is focused on public documentation rather than private docs, enterprise permissions, or complex internal collaboration workflows.

Do I need Git to publish guides on Hosted.md?

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

How is pricing structured?

Hosted.md uses one flat price per site, which keeps planning straightforward for small teams.

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