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+==============
+OpenLP Website
+==============
+
+This repository holds the OpenLP website, so that anyone can contribute to the site.
+
+The website is built using Nikola, the static site generator. It uses Disqus for comments, which has superior
+spam detection and moderation tools. The instructions below show you how to get set up on your local machine.
+
+Installing Nikola
+-----------------
+The OpenLP site is built on **Nikola** 7.6.x. This means you'll probably need to install it in a virtual environment.
+Not to worry, this is pretty simple.
+
+First up, install the ``python-virtualenv`` package::
+
+    $ sudo apt-get install python-virtualenv
+
+Now create a virtual environment somewhere. I usually put it in the same directory as my Bazaar repositories::
+
+    $ virtualenv venv
+
+Once that has been created, you can install Nikola with ``pip``::
+
+    $ cd venv/bin
+    $ ./pip install --upgrade nikola
+
+*Note: I'm using ``--upgrade`` to make sure that I install the latest version of Nikola, so that even if I have a version of Nikola installed, I'll have the latest and greatest here.*
+
+I like to symlink the ``nikola`` binary into the project directory I'm working in, for ease of use::
+
+    $ cd ~/projects/openlp/website
+    $ ln -s ~/venv/bin/nikola nikola
+
+Now you're ready to start working on the web site. Next step is to build the site::
+
+    $ nikola build
+
+That will run through a whole bunch of stuff and build the site for you. To run the site, simply use the ``serve``
+command::
+
+    $ nikola serve
+
+This will start a local Python web server and tell you where to go in your browser in order to preview the site.
+
+Once you're this far, you'll be ready to start contributing toward the we site. Have fun!