# Redoc CE deployment guide

Redoc CE offers multiple ways of rendering your OpenAPI description.
Choose a method that best suits your needs.

Redoc CE supports the following rendering methods:

- **[Live demo](https://redocly.github.io/redoc/):** enables to see how your OpenAPI renders with Redoc CE.
A version of the Redocly Museum API is displayed by default.
To test it with your own OpenAPI description, enter the URL for your description and select **Try it**.
- **[HTML element](/docs/redoc/v3.x/deployment/html):** use this method to render API documentation for typical website deployments.
- **[Redocly CLI](https://redocly.com/docs/cli):**
Use the Redocly CLI [`build-docs`](https://redocly.com/docs/cli) to generate an HTML page with your docs on your local machine.
- **[React component](/docs/redoc/v3.x/deployment/react):**
Use the React component to render API documentation in a React-based application.
- **[Docker image](/docs/redoc/v3.x/deployment/docker):**
Use the Docker image when you work in a container-based deployment.


## Before you begin

To work with Redoc CE, make sure you have:

- an OpenAPI description file
- a utility that simulates an HTTP server


### OpenAPI description

You need a JSON or YAML file that contains an OpenAPI description.
For testing purposes, you can use one of the following sample OpenAPI description files:

- OpenAPI 3.0
  - [Museum Example API](https://github.com/Redocly/museum-openapi-example/blob/main/openapi.yaml)
  - [Petstore Sample OpenAPI description](https://petstore3.swagger.io/api/v3/openapi.json)
- OpenAPI 2.0
  - [Thingful OpenAPI description](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thingful/openapi-spec/master/spec/swagger.yaml)
  - [Fitbit Plus OpenAPI description](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TwineHealth/TwineDeveloperDocs/master/spec/swagger.yaml)


OpenAPI specification
For more information on the OpenAPI specification, see [Learning OpenAPI 3](https://redocly.com/docs/resources/learning-openapi/).

### Local HTTP server

To view your Redoc CE output locally, you can simulate an HTTP server.

#### Python

To install an HTTP server with [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/):

Python 3
1. `cd` into your project directory.
2. run the following command:



```python
python3 -m http.server
```

Python 2
1. `cd` into your project directory.
2. run the following command:



```python
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
```

The output provides a local URL where the preview can be accessed.

To exit the preview, press control+C.

#### Node.js

To install `http-server` with [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/):

1. In your CLI, in your project directory, run the the following command:



```bash
npx http-server
```

1. After the installation completes, run:



```bash
http-server
```

The output provides the local URL where you can access the preview.

To exit the preview, press control+C.

## Resources

- **[Redoc CE quickstart guide](/docs/redoc/v3.x/quickstart)** - Start working with Redoc CE
- **[Learning OpenAPI 3](https://redocly.com/docs/resources/learning-openapi/)** - Learn the OpenAPI 3.x specification
- **[Configure Redoc CE](/docs/redoc/v3.x/config)** - See configuration options for Redoc CE 3.x