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Expand Up @@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ proxy = "direct"
[[module.imports]]
path = "github.com/google/docsy"
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npm install -D autoprefixer postcss-cli postcss
cat > postcss.config.js <<EOL
module.exports = {
plugins: {
autoprefixer: {}
},
}
EOL
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[[module.imports]]^

path = "github.com/google/docsy") >> hugo.toml
npm install -D autoprefixer postcss-cli postcss
(echo module.exports = {^
plugins: {^
autoprefixer: {}^
},^
}) > postcss.config.js
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Depending on your environment you may need to tweak them slightly, for example
by adding a proxy to use when downloading remote modules.

### Install PostCSS

To build or update your site's CSS resources, you also need
[PostCSS](https://postcss.org/). Run the following commands from your site root
directory to install the required packages:

```bash
npm install -D autoprefixer postcss-cli postcss
```

Then create a `postcss.config.js` file in your site root with the following
content:

```javascript
module.exports = {
plugins: {
autoprefixer: {},
},
};
```

For more details, see
[Install PostCSS](/docs/get-started/docsy-as-module/installation-prerequisites/#install-postcss).

### Preview your site

To build and preview your site locally:
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