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keywords: ["quickstart","deploy","get started","first steps"]
---
-After you complete this guide, you'll have a live documentation site ready to customize and update.
+**Time to complete:** ~5 minutes
-## Before you begin
+## What you'll build
+
+By the end of this guide, you'll have a live documentation site like this:
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+## Prerequisites
+
+GitHub account
+Node.js v20.17.0 or higher (for CLI usage)
+
+## How it works
Mintlify uses a docs-as-code approach to manage your documentation. Every page on your site has a corresponding file stored in your documentation repository.