diff --git a/docs/gatsby/api-reference/ocular-config.md b/docs/gatsby/api-reference/ocular-config.md
index 79cfa571..7035e6ed 100644
--- a/docs/gatsby/api-reference/ocular-config.md
+++ b/docs/gatsby/api-reference/ocular-config.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 | `EXAMPLES`         | `Array` | See below |
 | `INDEX_PAGE_URL` | `String`  | Optional URL to a replacement component for the home page. |
 | `DOC_PAGE_URL` | `String`  | Optional URL to a replacement component for doc pages. |
+| `DOC_FOLDERS` | `Array`  | A set of paths to the doc folders to source all markdown files. |
 | `EXAMPLE_GALLERY_PAGE_URL` | `String`  | Optional URL to a replacement component for the example gallery page (`/examples`). |
 | `EXAMPLE_PAGE_URL` | `String`  | Optional URL to a replacement component for the default example page. Normally `EXAMPLES[].componentUrl` is used instead. |
 
diff --git a/modules/gatsby/src/gatsby-config/config-schema.json b/modules/gatsby/src/gatsby-config/config-schema.json
index 56a25371..3d997e75 100644
--- a/modules/gatsby/src/gatsby-config/config-schema.json
+++ b/modules/gatsby/src/gatsby-config/config-schema.json
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@
     }
   },
 
+  "DOC_FOLDERS": {
+    "arrayValidate": {
+      "allowEmpty": true,
+      "constraint": {
+        "anyString": {
+          "message": "should be the local path to the doc folder."
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+
   "ROOT_FOLDER": {
     "anyString": {
       "allowEmpty": true,
diff --git a/modules/gatsby/src/gatsby-config/get-gatsby-config.js b/modules/gatsby/src/gatsby-config/get-gatsby-config.js
index 36848679..ec9cb186 100644
--- a/modules/gatsby/src/gatsby-config/get-gatsby-config.js
+++ b/modules/gatsby/src/gatsby-config/get-gatsby-config.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ const CONFIG_SCHEMA = require('./config-schema');
 
 const defaults = {
   logLevel: 3,
-  DOC_FOLDER: '/docs',
+  DOC_FOLDER: '',
+  DOC_FOLDERS: [],
   ROOT_FOLDER: './',
   DIR_NAME: 'website',
   EXAMPLES: [],
@@ -108,15 +109,6 @@ module.exports = function getGatsbyConfig(config) {
         }
       },
 
-      // Generates gatsby nodes for markdown files and JSON file in the in the docs folder
-      {
-        resolve: 'gatsby-source-filesystem',
-        options: {
-          name: 'docs',
-          path: paddedConfig.DOC_FOLDER
-        }
-      },
-
       // Transforms markdown (.md) nodes, converting the raw markdown to HTML
       {
         resolve: 'gatsby-transformer-remark',
@@ -323,6 +315,30 @@ module.exports = function getGatsbyConfig(config) {
 
   // conditional plug-ins - only added depending on options on config
 
+  // Generates gatsby nodes for markdown files and JSON file in the in the docs folder
+  if (paddedConfig.DOC_FOLDER) {
+    gatsbyConfig.plugins.push({
+      resolve: 'gatsby-source-filesystem',
+      options: {
+        name: 'docs',
+        path: paddedConfig.DOC_FOLDER
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (paddedConfig.DOC_FOLDERS && paddedConfig.DOC_FOLDERS.length > 0) {
+    // Generates gatsby nodes for markdown files and JSON file in the in the docs folder
+    paddedConfig.DOC_FOLDERS.forEach(folderPath => {
+      gatsbyConfig.plugins.push({
+        resolve: 'gatsby-source-filesystem',
+        options: {
+          name: 'docs',
+          path: folderPath
+        }
+      });
+    })
+  }
+
   if (paddedConfig.DIR_NAME) {
     // Generates gatsby nodes for files in the website's src folder
     gatsbyConfig.plugins.push({
diff --git a/modules/gatsby/src/gatsby-node/process-nodes/process-nodes-markdown.js b/modules/gatsby/src/gatsby-node/process-nodes/process-nodes-markdown.js
index 0898cbe3..5f71b567 100644
--- a/modules/gatsby/src/gatsby-node/process-nodes/process-nodes-markdown.js
+++ b/modules/gatsby/src/gatsby-node/process-nodes/process-nodes-markdown.js
@@ -50,12 +50,23 @@ module.exports.processNewMarkdownNode = function processNewMarkdownNode(
   // Update path
   let relPath = node.fields.slug;
   if (node.fileAbsolutePath) {
-    const index = node.fileAbsolutePath.indexOf('docs');
-    if (index !== -1) {
-      relPath = node.fileAbsolutePath.slice(index);
+
+    const {ocularConfig} = global;
+    if (ocularConfig.DOC_FOLDER) {
+      const src = path.resolve(ocularConfig.DOC_FOLDER);
+      const pathBeforeDir = src.substr(0, src.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
+      relPath = node.fileAbsolutePath.replace(pathBeforeDir, '');
+    } else if (ocularConfig.DOC_FOLDERS) {
+      const index = ocularConfig.DOC_FOLDERS.findIndex(
+        folder => node.fileAbsolutePath.includes(path.resolve(folder))
+      );
+      if (index !== -1) {
+        const src = path.resolve(ocularConfig.DOC_FOLDERS[index]);
+        const pathBeforeDir = src.substr(0, src.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
+        relPath = node.fileAbsolutePath.replace(pathBeforeDir, '');
+      }
     }
 
-    // relPath = path.relative(siteConfig.ROOT_FOLDER, node.fileAbsolutePath);
     const basename = path.basename(relPath, '.md');
     const dirname = path.dirname(relPath);
     relPath = basename === 'README' ? dirname : `${dirname}/${basename}`;
diff --git a/modules/gatsby/src/utils/validate-config.js b/modules/gatsby/src/utils/validate-config.js
index 1d2667de..78702064 100644
--- a/modules/gatsby/src/utils/validate-config.js
+++ b/modules/gatsby/src/utils/validate-config.js
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ validate.validators.arrayValidate = function arrayValidate(
   key
 ) {
   const {allowEmpty, constraint} = options;
+  if (!value && allowEmpty) {
+    return null;
+  }
   // check value is array
   if (!validate.isArray(value)) {
     return `${key} needs to be an array.`;
@@ -64,7 +67,12 @@ validate.validators.arrayValidate = function arrayValidate(
     return `${key} cannot be empty.`;
   }
   // check every element in the array
-  const messages = value.map(v => validate(v, constraint)).filter(Boolean);
+  const messages = value.map(v => {
+    if (validate.isObject(v)) {
+      return validate(v, constraint);
+    }
+    return validate.single(v, constraint);
+  }).filter(Boolean);
   if (messages.length > 0) {
     // consolidate error messages of each element
     return messages.map((m, idx) => {
@@ -117,15 +125,19 @@ validate.validators.requiredForGithubProject = function prerequisite(
   return null;
 };
 
+const WILL_DEPRECATED = ['DOC_FOLDER'];
+
 // validate the config and return a list of warnings.
 module.exports = function validateConfig(config, constraints) {
   // check unused/deprecated config
   const unusedProperties = Object.keys(config).filter(key => !constraints[key]);
+  const deprecatedProperties = Object.keys(config).filter(key => WILL_DEPRECATED.includes(key));
   // check config, validate function will return a object with corresponding warnings.
   // ex: {GITHUB_KEY: ['must be provided if your project is hosted on Github.']}
   const messages = validate(config, constraints) || {};
   const allMessages = [
     ...unusedProperties.map(key => `${key} is not used in the gatsby config.`),
+    ...deprecatedProperties.map(key => `${key} will be deprecated soon.`),
     ...Object.keys(messages).map(key => messages[key].toString())
   ];
   // print out all warnings
diff --git a/modules/gatsby/test/utils/validate-config.spec.js b/modules/gatsby/test/utils/validate-config.spec.js
index fb38c75c..1b40a414 100644
--- a/modules/gatsby/test/utils/validate-config.spec.js
+++ b/modules/gatsby/test/utils/validate-config.spec.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import CONFIG_SCHEMA from '../../src/gatsby-config/config-schema';
 
 const GOOD_CONFIG = {
   logLevel: 4,
-  DOC_FOLDER: `./docs/`,
+  DOC_FOLDERS: [],
   ROOT_FOLDER: `/`,
   DIR_NAME: '/',
   EXAMPLES: [],
@@ -51,22 +51,34 @@ test('validateConfig', t => {
   t.deepEquals(
     validateConfig({}, CONFIG_SCHEMA),
     [
-      "Examples can't be blank,Examples EXAMPLES needs to be an array.",
+      'Examples can\'t be blank',
       'Docs DOCS needs to be an object.',
-      "Project type can't be blank",
-      "Project url can't be blank",
-      "Project desc can't be blank,Project desc should be the project's description",
+      'Project type can\'t be blank',
+      'Project url can\'t be blank',
+      'Project desc can\'t be blank,Project desc should be the project\'s description',
       'Path prefix should be the prefix added to all paths on the site',
-      'Projects PROJECTS needs to be an array.',
-      "Home heading can't be blank,Home heading should be ...",
-      "Home bullets can't be blank,Home bullets HOME_BULLETS needs to be an array.",
+      'Home heading can\'t be blank,Home heading should be ...',
+      'Home bullets can\'t be blank,Home bullets HOME_BULLETS needs to be an array.',
       'Theme overrides THEME_OVERRIDES needs to be an array.',
-      "Additional links can't be blank,Additional links ADDITIONAL_LINKS needs to be an array.",
+      'Additional links can\'t be blank',
       'Webpack webpack needs to be an object.'
     ],
     'Get all errors when config is empty'
   );
 
+  // will deprecated configs
+  t.deepEquals(
+    validateConfig(
+      {
+        ...GOOD_CONFIG,
+        DOC_FOLDER: './docs'
+      },
+      CONFIG_SCHEMA
+    ),
+    ['DOC_FOLDER will be deprecated soon.'],
+    'Check deprecated configs'
+  );
+
   // logLevel
   t.deepEquals(
     validateConfig(