Merge pull request #14 from nahuhh/README

readme: modify / update

README.md

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 # Monero Docs
 
-- [MoneroDocs](#monerodocs)
+This repository contains the source files to Monero Community documentation hosted at [docs.getmonero.org](https://docs.getmonero.org)
+
 - [About](#about)
 - [Contributing](#contributing)
+- [Build](#build)
+- [License](#license)
 
 ## About
 
-Monerodocs attempts to organize basic technical knowledge on Monero in one place.
-
-While technical explanations are out there, knowledge is scattered through reddit posts, git comments, stack exchange answers, chat logs and the source code. This makes it hard to find complete and up-to-date explanations on advanced topics.
-
-The goal is to educate and onboard power users faster.
+Monero Docs intends to be a Knowledge Base and User Guide for interacting with Monero.
 
 ## Contributing
 
-To contribute to MoneroDocs, you'll need to setup your local [Mkdocs-Material](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/) environment:
+Contributions are both encouraged and greatly appreciated.
 
-```sh
-# Fork the monerodocs/md Github repo
+To contribute content, fork this repo and make a pull request to the test branch including your changes.
 
-# Clone your newly created repo- be sure to include the submodule flag
-git clone --recurse-submodules git@github.com:your-user-name/md.git
+1. On GitHub, fork the [monero-docs](https://github.com/monero-project/moneo-docs) repo
+2. Clone your newly created repo. (Note: replace `your-username` with your GitHub username)
 
-cd md
-
-# Install mkdocs dependencies
-pip install mkdocs-material mkdocs-minify-plugin
+via ssh:
+```bash
+git clone git@github.com:your-username/monero-docs
+```
+via https:
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/your-username/monero-docs
+```
+3. Navigate to the repo and create a new topic branch
+```bash
+cd monero-docs
+git checkout -b foobar
+```
+4. After making modifications, commit and push your changes to your topic branch
+5. Open a PR against the monero-docs `master` branch
 
 # Run the documentation server locally
+
+- The build process for mkdocs utilizes Python
+- It is recommended to install python pip dependencies inside of a Virtual Environment [(venv)](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/guides/creating-a-reproduction/#environment)
+
+Note: You may need to first install `python3-venv` or the equivalent for your distribution
+1. Navigate to your `monero-docs` repo
+2. Create the python virtual environment
+```bash
+mkdir .monero-docs-venv
+python3 -m venv .monero-docs-venv
+. .monero-docs-venv/bin/activate
+```
+3. Install mkdocs dependencies to the venv
+```bash
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+4. Run the documentation server locally
+```bash
 python3 -m mkdocs serve
 ```
+5. View your changes at [http://localhost:8000](http://localhost:8000)
+
+## License
+
+The documentation is provided under the [MIT License](LICENSE).