Put files for a specific product area into the related folder:
| Directory | What belongs here |
| Directory | Contents |
|:----------------------|:------------------|
| `doc/user/` | User related documentation. Anything that can be done in the GitLab user interface goes here, including usage of the `/admin` interface. |
| `doc/user/` | Documentation for users. Anything that can be done in the GitLab user interface goes here, including usage of the `/admin` interface. |
| `doc/administration/` | Documentation that requires the user to have access to the server where GitLab is installed. Administrator settings in the GitLab user interface are under `doc/user/admin_area/`. |
| `doc/api/` | API-related documentation. |
| `doc/api/` | Documentation for the API. |
| `doc/development/` | Documentation related to the development of GitLab, whether contributing code or documentation. Related process and style guides should go here. |
| `doc/legal/` | Legal documents about contributing to GitLab. |
| `doc/install/` | Contains instructions for installing GitLab. |
| `doc/update/` | Contains instructions for updating GitLab. |
| `doc/install/` | Instructions for installing GitLab. |
| `doc/update/` | Instructions for updating GitLab. |
| `doc/topics/` | Indexes per topic (`doc/topics/topic_name/index.md`): all resources for that topic. |
