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+=============================
+Building Sphinx Documentation
+=============================
+
+In order to build the documentation in the ``docs`` directory, you will need to
+have the `Sphinx <https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/>`_ third-party Python
+package. The easiest way to install Sphinx is via pip:
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+    pip install sphinx
+
+Additionally, you will need several Sphinx extensions that can be installed
+directly with pip:
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+    pip install sphinx-numfig
+    pip install sphinxcontrib-katex
+    pip install sphinxcontrib-svg2pdfconverter
+
+-----------------------------------
+Building Documentation as a Webpage
+-----------------------------------
+
+To build the documentation as a webpage (what appears at
+https://docs.openmc.org), simply go to the ``docs`` directory and run:
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+    make html
+
+-------------------------------
+Building Documentation as a PDF
+-------------------------------
+
+To build PDF documentation, you will need to have a LaTeX distribution installed
+on your computer. Once you have a LaTeX distribution installed, simply go to the
+``docs`` directory and run:
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+     make latexpdf