# Export DBT docs

**URL:** <https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/export-dbt-docs/6276>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [January 20, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/export-dbt-docs/6276 "2023-01-20T19:03:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![rjames](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.getdbt.com/rjames/32/1656_2.png) [@rjames](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/rjames)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/export-dbt-docs/6276/1 "2023-01-20T19:03:37Z")

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Is there is a way to export dbt docs from the cloud website and share it across the teams?

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**Author:** ![ted.conbeer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.getdbt.com/ted.conbeer/32/42_2.png) [@ted.conbeer](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/ted.conbeer)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/export-dbt-docs/6276/2 "2023-01-20T20:37:12Z")

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You can’t “export” the files from dbt Cloud, but it’s easy to rebuild them with `dbt docs generate`.

The docs site is a static SPA, so it’s pretty easy to host anywhere – you just copy the artifacts from `dbt docs generate` into S3 or another hosting provider. Official docs are [here](https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/collaborate/documentation#deploying-the-documentation-site).

I’ve used GitHub pages for this, since all you have to do is copy the artifacts into a subdirectory in your project, and GitHub will automatically host them. See [this package](https://github.com/pvcy/dbt-privacy) for an example. I have `make` command to generate the docs and move them from the `/integration-tests/target` directory to the `/docs` directory. Then you can configure GitHub Pages in your repo settings to serve the `/docs` directory. Here’s the config:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/getdbt/original/2X/a/a53d83b17d6b7c48aa461014465129ba0e69a71e.png)

If you need auth, you can use Netlify: [Publishing dbt Docs to Netlify - Show and Tell - dbt Community Forum (getdbt.com)](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/publishing-dbt-docs-to-netlify/121)

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**Author:** ![joellabes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.getdbt.com/joellabes/32/3980_2.png) [@joellabes](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/joellabes)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/export-dbt-docs/6276/3 "2023-01-20T22:09:37Z")

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> [@rjames](#):
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> share it across the teams

You can also create read-only viewer accounts for your colleagues to access

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**Author:** ![a\_slack\_user](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.getdbt.com/a_slack_user/32/1629_2.png) [@a\_slack\_user](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/a_slack_user)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/export-dbt-docs/6276/4 "2023-01-22T23:46:22Z")

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But there’s a limited number of read-only users, right ? So if you run out of them eventually?

Note: `@Richard Rivera` originally [posted this reply in Slack](https://getdbt.slack.com/archives/CBSQTAPLG/p1674431174819409?thread_ts=1674241438.669869&cid=CBSQTAPLG). It might not have transferred perfectly.

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**Author:** ![joellabes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.getdbt.com/joellabes/32/3980_2.png) [@joellabes](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/joellabes)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/export-dbt-docs/6276/5 "2023-01-23T19:02:24Z")

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It’s possible to buy more if you need extras

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**Author:** ![catarina.ribeiro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.getdbt.com/catarina.ribeiro/32/1314_2.png) [@catarina.ribeiro](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/catarina.ribeiro)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/export-dbt-docs/6276/6 "2024-03-01T10:56:56Z")

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What about Confluence? Is there any way to publish documentation in Confluence? I see they allow static  
[https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-use-confluence-to-serve-static-content-677282407.html](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-use-confluence-to-serve-static-content-677282407.html)

But is this possible for dbt core docs?

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**Author:** ![heather.sheridan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/13edae/32.png) [@heather.sheridan](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/heather.sheridan)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/export-dbt-docs/6276/7 "2024-08-27T20:53:45Z")

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As a non-profit, it would be difficult for me to propose buying extra licenses for documentation purposes only. Our end users wouldn’t be comfortable using GitHub either. They need a portal with something they’re more used to - Sharepoint, Smartsheet, Confluence, etc. Are there any other options out there? I looked at Netlify but it isn’t free, so I’m in the same situation as I would be in buying more dbt licenses.