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docs/contributing.md

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+## Contributing to Documentation
+Clone litellm 
+```
+git clone https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm.git
+```
+
+### Local setup for locally running docs
+
+#### Installation
+```
+pip install mkdocs
+```
+
+#### Locally Serving Docs
+```
+mkdocs serve
+```
+If you see `command not found: mkdocs` try running the following
+```
+python3 -m mkdocs serve
+```
+
+This command builds your Markdown files into HTML and starts a development server to browse your documentation. Open up [http://127.0.0.1:8000/](http://127.0.0.1:8000/) in your web browser to see your documentation. You can make changes to your Markdown files and your docs will automatically rebuild.
+
+[Full tutorial here](https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/intro/getting-started-with-mkdocs.html)
+
+### Making changes to Docs
+- All the docs are placed under the `docs` directory
+- If you are adding a new `.md` file or editing the hierarchy edit `mkdocs.yml` in the root of the project
+- After testing your changes, make a change to the `main` branch of [github.com/BerriAI/litellm](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm)
+
+
+
+

mkdocs.yml

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   - 💡 Support:
     - Troubleshooting & Help: troubleshoot.md
     - Contact Us: contact.md
+  - Contributing:
+    - Contributing to liteLLM: contributing.md
 
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