Building a Documentation Platform with Docusaurus, GitHub, and Cloudflare

A secure, automated documentation platform with CI/CD and Zero Trust access control.

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🚀 What This Demonstrates

• End-to-end system design
• CI/CD pipeline implementation
• Secure internal tooling
• Real-world infrastructure workflow

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🧠 Architecture Overview

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⚙️ Technology Stack

Layer	Technology	Purpose
Frontend	Docusaurus	Static documentation system
Runtime	Node.js	Local development environment
Versioning	Git + GitHub	Source control
Hosting	Cloudflare Pages	Deployment + CDN
Security	Cloudflare Zero Trust	Access restriction

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🛠 Implementation (Step-by-Step)

1. Initialize Project

npx create-docusaurus@latest homelab classic

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2. Run Locally

cd homelab
npm start -- --port 3002

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3. Customize Configuration

Edited:

docusaurus.config.js

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4. Build Structure

Created:

src/pages/windows.js
src/pages/linux.js
src/pages/network.js

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5. Setup Version Control

cd C:\homelab
git init
git add .
git commit -m "initial commit"
git branch -M main

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6. Push to GitHub

git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/homelab.git
git push -u origin main

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7. Deploy with Cloudflare Pages

npm run build
build

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🔄 Deployment Pipeline

git add .
git commit -m "update"
git push

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⚠️ Problems Solved

• Port conflicts → changed port
• Build failures → fixed config
• MDX errors → cleaned markdown
• Missing pages → updated sidebar

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🧠 Design Decisions

• Docusaurus → structured docs
• Cloudflare → free + global
• Zero Trust → secure access

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✅ Final Outcome

• Automated CI/CD pipeline
• Secure documentation platform
• Global deployment
• Scalable architecture

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💼 What This Proves

• System design capability
• DevOps understanding
• Security-first mindset

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