Development - Silo Software Dokumentation

Prerequisite You should have installed Node.js (version 20.17.0 or higher).

Step 1. Install the Mint CLI:

npm i -g mint

pnpm add -g mint

Step 2. Go to the root of your docs app (where docs.json lives) and run:

mint dev

The documentation website is now available at http://localhost:3000.

Mint uses port 3000 by default. You can use the --port flag to customize the port. For example, use this command to run on port 3333:

mint dev --port 3333

If the port is already taken, Mint falls back to the next available port:

Port 3000 is already in use. Trying 3001 instead.

If you do not want to install the CLI globally, you can also run:

npx mint dev

CLI Versions

Each CLI is linked to a specific version of Mintlify. Please update the CLI if your local website looks different than production.

mint update

npm i -g mint@latest

Unlimited editors available under the Startup Plan

You should see the following if the deploy successfully went through:

Here’s how to solve some common problems when working with the CLI.

Mint is not loading

Verify that you are on Node.js v20.17.0 or newer. Then run mint update and try mint dev again.

Getting an unknown error

Try navigating to the root of your device and delete the ~/.mintlify folder. Then run mint dev again.

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