docs: build docs using mdBook

.gitignore

@@ -71,3 +71,6 @@ cached_target
 
 # Gitlab CI cache
 /.gitlab-ci.d
+
+# mdbook output
+public/

.gitlab/route-map.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Docs: Map markdown to html files
+- source: /docs/(.+)\.md/
+  public: '\1.html'

README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 # Conduit
-### A Matrix homeserver written in Rust
 
+<!-- ANCHOR: catchphrase -->
+### A Matrix homeserver written in Rust
+<!-- ANCHOR_END: catchphrase -->
+
+Please visit the [Conduit documentation](https://famedly.gitlab.io/conduit) for more information.
+Alternatively you can open [docs/introduction.md](docs/introduction.md) in this repository.
+
+<!-- ANCHOR: body -->
 #### What is Matrix?
+
 [Matrix](https://matrix.org) is an open network for secure and decentralized
 communication. Users from every Matrix homeserver can chat with users from all
 other Matrix servers. You can even use bridges (also called Matrix appservices)
@@ -30,16 +38,9 @@ There are still a few important features missing:
 
 - E2EE emoji comparison over federation (E2EE chat works)
 - Outgoing read receipts, typing, presence over federation (incoming works)
+<!-- ANCHOR_END: body -->
 
-#### How can I deploy my own?
-
-- Simple install (this was tested the most): [DEPLOY.md](DEPLOY.md)
-- Debian package: [debian/README.md](debian/README.md)
-- Nix/NixOS: [nix/README.md](nix/README.md)
-- Docker: [docker/README.md](docker/README.md)
-
-If you want to connect an Appservice to Conduit, take a look at [APPSERVICES.md](APPSERVICES.md).
-
+<!-- ANCHOR: footer -->
 #### How can I contribute?
 
 1. Look for an issue you would like to work on and make sure no one else is currently working on it.
@@ -56,7 +57,6 @@ If you have any questions, feel free to
 - Send an direct message to `@timokoesters:fachschaften.org` on Matrix
 - [Open an issue on GitLab](https://gitlab.com/famedly/conduit/-/issues/new)
 
-
 #### Thanks to
 
 Thanks to FUTO, Famedly, Prototype Fund (DLR and German BMBF) and all individuals for financially supporting this project.
@@ -68,10 +68,11 @@ Thanks to the contributors to Conduit and all libraries we use, for example:
 
 #### Donate
 
-Liberapay: <https://liberapay.com/timokoesters/>\
-Bitcoin: `bc1qnnykf986tw49ur7wx9rpw2tevpsztvar5x8w4n`
+- Liberapay: <https://liberapay.com/timokoesters/>
+- Bitcoin: `bc1qnnykf986tw49ur7wx9rpw2tevpsztvar5x8w4n`
 
 #### Logo
 
-Lightning Bolt Logo: https://github.com/mozilla/fxemoji/blob/gh-pages/svgs/nature/u26A1-bolt.svg \
-Logo License: https://github.com/mozilla/fxemoji/blob/gh-pages/LICENSE.md
+- Lightning Bolt Logo: <https://github.com/mozilla/fxemoji/blob/gh-pages/svgs/nature/u26A1-bolt.svg>
+- Logo License: <https://github.com/mozilla/fxemoji/blob/gh-pages/LICENSE.md>
+<!-- ANCHOR_END: footer -->

book.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[book]
+title = "Conduit"
+description = "Conduit is a simple, fast and reliable chat server for the Matrix protocol"
+language = "en"
+multilingual = false
+src = "docs"
+
+[build]
+build-dir = "public"
+create-missing = true
+
+[output.html]
+git-repository-url = "https://gitlab.com/famedly/conduit"
+edit-url-template = "https://gitlab.com/famedly/conduit/-/edit/next/{path}"
+git-repository-icon = "fa-git-square"
+
+[output.html.search]
+limit-results = 15

debian/README.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Installation
 ------------
 
 Information about downloading, building and deploying the Debian package, see
-the "Installing Conduit" section in [DEPLOY.md](../DEPLOY.md).
+the "Installing Conduit" section in the Deploying docs.
 All following sections until "Setting up the Reverse Proxy" be ignored because
 this is handled automatically by the packaging.
 

docs/SUMMARY.md

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Summary
+
+- [Introduction](introduction.md)
+
+- [Example configuration](configuration.md)
+- [Deployment options](deploying.md)
+    - [Simple (Recommended)](deploying/simple.md)
+    - [Debian](deploying/debian.md)
+    - [Docker](deploying/docker.md)
+    - [Nix](deploying/nix.md)
+- [TURN](turn.md)
+- [Appservices](appservices.md)

docs/configuration.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Example configuration
+
+``` toml
+{{#include ../conduit-example.toml}}
+```

docs/deploying.md

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Deployment options
+
+There are several ways to deploy a Conduit server.
+
+- [Simple (Recommended)](deploying/simple.md) - This is the recommended way to set up Conduit.
+- [Debian](deploying/debian.md) - If you're using a debian-based system, you may find the `deb` package useful.
+- [Docker](deploying/docker.md) - We provide multi-arch OCI images for Conduit.
+- [Nix](deploying/nix.md) - Nix flake based setup.

docs/deploying/debian.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{#include ../../debian/README.md}}

docs/deploying/docker.md

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ docker run -d -p 8448:6167 \
 
 or you can use [docker-compose](#docker-compose).
 
-The `-d` flag lets the container run in detached mode. You now need to supply a `conduit.toml` config file, an example can be found [here](../conduit-example.toml).
+The `-d` flag lets the container run in detached mode. You now need to supply a `conduit.toml` config file, an example can be found [here](../configuration.md).
 You can pass in different env vars to change config values on the fly. You can even configure Conduit completely by using env vars, but for that you need
 to pass `-e CONDUIT_CONFIG=""` into your container. For an overview of possible values, please take a look at the `docker-compose.yml` file.
 
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ Depending on your proxy setup, you can use one of the following files;
 When picking the traefik-related compose file, rename it so it matches `docker-compose.yml`, and
 rename the override file to `docker-compose.override.yml`. Edit the latter with the values you want
 for your server.
-
-Additional info about deploying Conduit can be found [here](../DEPLOY.md).
+Additional info about deploying Conduit can be found [here](simple.md).
 
 ### Build
 
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ So...step by step:
 1. Copy [`docker-compose.for-traefik.yml`](docker-compose.for-traefik.yml) (or
 [`docker-compose.with-traefik.yml`](docker-compose.with-traefik.yml)) and [`docker-compose.override.yml`](docker-compose.override.yml) from the repository and remove `.for-traefik` (or `.with-traefik`) from the filename.
 2. Open both files and modify/adjust them to your needs. Meaning, change the `CONDUIT_SERVER_NAME` and the volume host mappings according to your needs.
-3. Create the `conduit.toml` config file, an example can be found [here](../conduit-example.toml), or set `CONDUIT_CONFIG=""` and configure Conduit per env vars.
+3. Create the `conduit.toml` config file, an example can be found [here](../configuration.md), or set `CONDUIT_CONFIG=""` and configure Conduit per env vars.
 4. Uncomment the `element-web` service if you want to host your own Element Web Client and create a `element_config.json`.
 5. Create the files needed by the `well-known` service.
 

docs/deploying/simple.md

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# Deploying Conduit
+# Simple setup
+
+This is the recommended way to set up Conduit. It is the easiest way to get started and is suitable for most use cases.
 
 > ## Getting help
 >
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ $ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 
 Now we need to create the Conduit's config file in
 `/etc/matrix-conduit/conduit.toml`. Paste in the contents of
-[`conduit-example.toml`](./conduit-example.toml) **and take a moment to read it.
+[`conduit-example.toml`](../configuration.md) **and take a moment to read it.
 You need to change at least the server name.**
 You can also choose to use a different database backend, but right now only `rocksdb` and `sqlite` are recommended.
 
@@ -305,8 +307,8 @@ $ curl https://your.server.name:8448/_matrix/client/versions
 
 ## Audio/Video calls
 
-For Audio/Video call functionality see the [TURN Guide](TURN.md).
+For Audio/Video call functionality see the [TURN Guide](../turn.md).
 
 ## Appservices
 
-If you want to set up an appservice, take a look at the [Appservice Guide](APPSERVICES.md).
+If you want to set up an appservice, take a look at the [Appservice Guide](../appservices.md).

docs/introduction.md

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Conduit
+
+{{#include ../README.md:catchphrase}}
+
+{{#include ../README.md:body}}
+
+#### How can I deploy my own?
+
+- [Deployment options](deploying.md)
+
+If you want to connect an Appservice to Conduit, take a look at the [appservices documentation](appservices.md).
+
+{{#include ../README.md:footer}}

docs/turn.md

@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ turn_secret = "ADD SECRET HERE"
 
 ## Apply settings
 
-Restart Conduit.
+Restart Conduit.