Getting Started

1. Download

Grab index.php from ownship.cc.

2. Drop it in

Put index.php in the folder you want to serve — your domain root, a subdirectory, wherever. That folder is now a site.

3. Add content

Create .md, .html, or .txt files in the same folder. Subdirectories work too — OwnShip builds navigation from your file structure automatically.

Add an index.md for your home page. If there isn't one, OwnShip shows a welcome page listing all available files. The first # H1 heading in index.md becomes the site title automatically — no site.ini needed.

Optionally drop a _header.md and/or _footer.md alongside your content to add a site header and footer — see Headers & Footers.

4. Optionally configure

Create a site.ini next to index.php to set your site title, default theme, and other options. Every line is optional — see Configuration for the full reference.

Drop an _order.txt in any folder to control the order files appear in the nav — see Nav Order.

Place a _theme.css next to index.php to override colors — see Custom Themes.

That's it

Upload to your host and browse to the folder. OwnShip handles the rest.