To build locally Install Sphinx Run the command sphinx-build -n . _build in this directory. Open the file _build/index.html in your browser to view. To deploy build the docs: sphinx-build -n . _build check the build remove the cached build files rm -fr .doctrees move the build out of the repo dir: rm -r /tmp/_build; mv _build /tmp check out the gh-pages branch: git checkout gh-pages && git pull remove previous files: rm -r * move new files in: mv /tmp/_build/* . commit and push: git add . && git commit -m 'Updated docs' && git push