diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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@@ -4,7 +4,4 @@ site/
 .selid-hooks/
 .check-identity
 .obsidian
-pyvenv.cfg
-scripts/
-Lib/
-Include/
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -33,9 +33,23 @@ We recommend previewing the site before submitting your PR.  To preview the site
 
 ### Install python, dependencies and mkdocs
 
+#### Windows
+
 1. Install [CPython](https://python.org)
-1. Install [pipx](https://github.com/pypa/pipx?tab=readme-ov-file#install-pipx)
-1. `pipx install poetry`
-1. `cd path/to/docs`
-1. `poetry install --no-root`
-1. `mkdocs serve`
+2. Open a Terminal (cmd or powershell) in the docs folder
+3. Run `.\setup.bat`
+
+#### Linux
+
+1. Install python3
+2. Create a python venv & activate it
+3. `pip install -U poetry`
+4. `poetry install --no-root`
+
+
+### Run local development server
+
+To run a local development server now, just run `.\serve.bat`
+or `mkdocs serve` if your directly within your venv
+
+You now have a development server running at [http://127.0.0.1:8000/](http://127.0.0.1:8000/)
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-mkdocs serve
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+call scripts/activate
+mkdocs serve
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diff --git a/setup.bat b/setup.bat
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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+python -m venv ./venv
+call scripts/activate
+pip install -U poetry
+poetry install --no-root
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