diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 29ca2fe..1395357 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -9,14 +9,19 @@ To try this out locally:
 VSCode is recommended for development. You can try [these instructions](https://www.pythoncheatsheet.org/blog/python-projects-with-poetry-and-vscode-part-1) 
 for getting setup in VSCode with linting and formatting enabled.
 
-To run the tests:
+## Running the tests
+
+Before running any tests, first deploy the test application:
 
 - Use Java 8 or higher
 - `cd test-app`
 - Verify that the host/port/username/admin in `gradle.properties` work for your ML install
 - Run `./gradlew -i mlDeploy`
 - `cd ..`
-- Run `pytest`
+
+Then run all the tests:
+
+    pytest 
 
 To run an individual test with logging to stdout:
 
@@ -24,4 +29,23 @@ To run an individual test with logging to stdout:
 
 To run an individual test method:
 
-    pytest -s test/test_search.py::test_search
\ No newline at end of file
+    pytest -s test/test_search.py::test_search
+
+## Testing the documentation locally
+
+The docs for this project are stored in the `./docs` directory as a set of Markdown files. These are published via
+[GitHub Pages](https://docs.github.com/en/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/about-github-pages) using the
+configuration found under "Settings / Pages" in this repository. 
+
+You can build and test the docs locally by 
+[following these GitHub instructions](https://docs.github.com/en/pages/setting-up-a-github-pages-site-with-jekyll/testing-your-github-pages-site-locally-with-jekyll), 
+though you don't need to perform all of those steps since some of the files generated by doing so are already in the 
+`./docs` directory. You just need to do the following:
+
+1. Install the latest Ruby (rbenv works well for this).
+2. Install Jekyll. 
+3. Go to the docs directory - `cd ./docs` .
+4. Run `bundle install` (this may not be necessary due to Gemfile.lock being in version control).
+5. Run `bundle exec jekyll serve`.
+
+You can then go to http://localhost:4000 to view the docs. 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/.gitignore b/docs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f40fbd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+_site
+.sass-cache
+.jekyll-cache
+.jekyll-metadata
+vendor
diff --git a/docs/Gemfile b/docs/Gemfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..049e840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/Gemfile
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+source "https://rubygems.org"
+# Hello! This is where you manage which Jekyll version is used to run.
+# When you want to use a different version, change it below, save the
+# file and run `bundle install`. Run Jekyll with `bundle exec`, like so:
+#
+#     bundle exec jekyll serve
+#
+# This will help ensure the proper Jekyll version is running.
+# Happy Jekylling!
+
+gem "github-pages", "~> 228", group: :jekyll_plugins
+
+gem "webrick"
+
+# If you have any plugins, put them here!
+group :jekyll_plugins do
+#  gem "jekyll-feed", "~> 0.12"
+end
+
+# Windows and JRuby does not include zoneinfo files, so bundle the tzinfo-data gem
+# and associated library.
+platforms :mingw, :x64_mingw, :mswin, :jruby do
+  gem "tzinfo", ">= 1", "< 3"
+  gem "tzinfo-data"
+end
+
+# Performance-booster for watching directories on Windows
+gem "wdm", "~> 0.1.1", :platforms => [:mingw, :x64_mingw, :mswin]
+
+# Lock `http_parser.rb` gem to `v0.6.x` on JRuby builds since newer versions of the gem
+# do not have a Java counterpart.
+gem "http_parser.rb", "~> 0.6.0", :platforms => [:jruby]
diff --git a/docs/Gemfile.lock b/docs/Gemfile.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb6aaa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/Gemfile.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    activesupport (7.0.4.3)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
+      i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
+      minitest (>= 5.1)
+      tzinfo (~> 2.0)
+    addressable (2.8.4)
+      public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 6.0)
+    coffee-script (2.4.1)
+      coffee-script-source
+      execjs
+    coffee-script-source (1.11.1)
+    colorator (1.1.0)
+    commonmarker (0.23.9)
+    concurrent-ruby (1.2.2)
+    dnsruby (1.70.0)
+      simpleidn (~> 0.2.1)
+    em-websocket (0.5.3)
+      eventmachine (>= 0.12.9)
+      http_parser.rb (~> 0)
+    ethon (0.16.0)
+      ffi (>= 1.15.0)
+    eventmachine (1.2.7)
+    execjs (2.8.1)
+    faraday (2.7.4)
+      faraday-net_http (>= 2.0, < 3.1)
+      ruby2_keywords (>= 0.0.4)
+    faraday-net_http (3.0.2)
+    ffi (1.15.5)
+    forwardable-extended (2.6.0)
+    gemoji (3.0.1)
+    github-pages (228)
+      github-pages-health-check (= 1.17.9)
+      jekyll (= 3.9.3)
+      jekyll-avatar (= 0.7.0)
+      jekyll-coffeescript (= 1.1.1)
+      jekyll-commonmark-ghpages (= 0.4.0)
+      jekyll-default-layout (= 0.1.4)
+      jekyll-feed (= 0.15.1)
+      jekyll-gist (= 1.5.0)
+      jekyll-github-metadata (= 2.13.0)
+      jekyll-include-cache (= 0.2.1)
+      jekyll-mentions (= 1.6.0)
+      jekyll-optional-front-matter (= 0.3.2)
+      jekyll-paginate (= 1.1.0)
+      jekyll-readme-index (= 0.3.0)
+      jekyll-redirect-from (= 0.16.0)
+      jekyll-relative-links (= 0.6.1)
+      jekyll-remote-theme (= 0.4.3)
+      jekyll-sass-converter (= 1.5.2)
+      jekyll-seo-tag (= 2.8.0)
+      jekyll-sitemap (= 1.4.0)
+      jekyll-swiss (= 1.0.0)
+      jekyll-theme-architect (= 0.2.0)
+      jekyll-theme-cayman (= 0.2.0)
+      jekyll-theme-dinky (= 0.2.0)
+      jekyll-theme-hacker (= 0.2.0)
+      jekyll-theme-leap-day (= 0.2.0)
+      jekyll-theme-merlot (= 0.2.0)
+      jekyll-theme-midnight (= 0.2.0)
+      jekyll-theme-minimal (= 0.2.0)
+      jekyll-theme-modernist (= 0.2.0)
+      jekyll-theme-primer (= 0.6.0)
+      jekyll-theme-slate (= 0.2.0)
+      jekyll-theme-tactile (= 0.2.0)
+      jekyll-theme-time-machine (= 0.2.0)
+      jekyll-titles-from-headings (= 0.5.3)
+      jemoji (= 0.12.0)
+      kramdown (= 2.3.2)
+      kramdown-parser-gfm (= 1.1.0)
+      liquid (= 4.0.4)
+      mercenary (~> 0.3)
+      minima (= 2.5.1)
+      nokogiri (>= 1.13.6, < 2.0)
+      rouge (= 3.26.0)
+      terminal-table (~> 1.4)
+    github-pages-health-check (1.17.9)
+      addressable (~> 2.3)
+      dnsruby (~> 1.60)
+      octokit (~> 4.0)
+      public_suffix (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
+      typhoeus (~> 1.3)
+    html-pipeline (2.14.3)
+      activesupport (>= 2)
+      nokogiri (>= 1.4)
+    http_parser.rb (0.8.0)
+    i18n (1.13.0)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+    jekyll (3.9.3)
+      addressable (~> 2.4)
+      colorator (~> 1.0)
+      em-websocket (~> 0.5)
+      i18n (>= 0.7, < 2)
+      jekyll-sass-converter (~> 1.0)
+      jekyll-watch (~> 2.0)
+      kramdown (>= 1.17, < 3)
+      liquid (~> 4.0)
+      mercenary (~> 0.3.3)
+      pathutil (~> 0.9)
+      rouge (>= 1.7, < 4)
+      safe_yaml (~> 1.0)
+    jekyll-avatar (0.7.0)
+      jekyll (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-coffeescript (1.1.1)
+      coffee-script (~> 2.2)
+      coffee-script-source (~> 1.11.1)
+    jekyll-commonmark (1.4.0)
+      commonmarker (~> 0.22)
+    jekyll-commonmark-ghpages (0.4.0)
+      commonmarker (~> 0.23.7)
+      jekyll (~> 3.9.0)
+      jekyll-commonmark (~> 1.4.0)
+      rouge (>= 2.0, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-default-layout (0.1.4)
+      jekyll (~> 3.0)
+    jekyll-feed (0.15.1)
+      jekyll (>= 3.7, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-gist (1.5.0)
+      octokit (~> 4.2)
+    jekyll-github-metadata (2.13.0)
+      jekyll (>= 3.4, < 5.0)
+      octokit (~> 4.0, != 4.4.0)
+    jekyll-include-cache (0.2.1)
+      jekyll (>= 3.7, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-mentions (1.6.0)
+      html-pipeline (~> 2.3)
+      jekyll (>= 3.7, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-optional-front-matter (0.3.2)
+      jekyll (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-paginate (1.1.0)
+    jekyll-readme-index (0.3.0)
+      jekyll (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-redirect-from (0.16.0)
+      jekyll (>= 3.3, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-relative-links (0.6.1)
+      jekyll (>= 3.3, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-remote-theme (0.4.3)
+      addressable (~> 2.0)
+      jekyll (>= 3.5, < 5.0)
+      jekyll-sass-converter (>= 1.0, <= 3.0.0, != 2.0.0)
+      rubyzip (>= 1.3.0, < 3.0)
+    jekyll-sass-converter (1.5.2)
+      sass (~> 3.4)
+    jekyll-seo-tag (2.8.0)
+      jekyll (>= 3.8, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-sitemap (1.4.0)
+      jekyll (>= 3.7, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-swiss (1.0.0)
+    jekyll-theme-architect (0.2.0)
+      jekyll (> 3.5, < 5.0)
+      jekyll-seo-tag (~> 2.0)
+    jekyll-theme-cayman (0.2.0)
+      jekyll (> 3.5, < 5.0)
+      jekyll-seo-tag (~> 2.0)
+    jekyll-theme-dinky (0.2.0)
+      jekyll (> 3.5, < 5.0)
+      jekyll-seo-tag (~> 2.0)
+    jekyll-theme-hacker (0.2.0)
+      jekyll (> 3.5, < 5.0)
+      jekyll-seo-tag (~> 2.0)
+    jekyll-theme-leap-day (0.2.0)
+      jekyll (> 3.5, < 5.0)
+      jekyll-seo-tag (~> 2.0)
+    jekyll-theme-merlot (0.2.0)
+      jekyll (> 3.5, < 5.0)
+      jekyll-seo-tag (~> 2.0)
+    jekyll-theme-midnight (0.2.0)
+      jekyll (> 3.5, < 5.0)
+      jekyll-seo-tag (~> 2.0)
+    jekyll-theme-minimal (0.2.0)
+      jekyll (> 3.5, < 5.0)
+      jekyll-seo-tag (~> 2.0)
+    jekyll-theme-modernist (0.2.0)
+      jekyll (> 3.5, < 5.0)
+      jekyll-seo-tag (~> 2.0)
+    jekyll-theme-primer (0.6.0)
+      jekyll (> 3.5, < 5.0)
+      jekyll-github-metadata (~> 2.9)
+      jekyll-seo-tag (~> 2.0)
+    jekyll-theme-slate (0.2.0)
+      jekyll (> 3.5, < 5.0)
+      jekyll-seo-tag (~> 2.0)
+    jekyll-theme-tactile (0.2.0)
+      jekyll (> 3.5, < 5.0)
+      jekyll-seo-tag (~> 2.0)
+    jekyll-theme-time-machine (0.2.0)
+      jekyll (> 3.5, < 5.0)
+      jekyll-seo-tag (~> 2.0)
+    jekyll-titles-from-headings (0.5.3)
+      jekyll (>= 3.3, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-watch (2.2.1)
+      listen (~> 3.0)
+    jemoji (0.12.0)
+      gemoji (~> 3.0)
+      html-pipeline (~> 2.2)
+      jekyll (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
+    kramdown (2.3.2)
+      rexml
+    kramdown-parser-gfm (1.1.0)
+      kramdown (~> 2.0)
+    liquid (4.0.4)
+    listen (3.8.0)
+      rb-fsevent (~> 0.10, >= 0.10.3)
+      rb-inotify (~> 0.9, >= 0.9.10)
+    mercenary (0.3.6)
+    minima (2.5.1)
+      jekyll (>= 3.5, < 5.0)
+      jekyll-feed (~> 0.9)
+      jekyll-seo-tag (~> 2.1)
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+      faraday (>= 1, < 3)
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+      forwardable-extended (~> 2.6)
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+      ffi (~> 1.0)
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+    rouge (3.26.0)
+    ruby2_keywords (0.0.5)
+    rubyzip (2.3.2)
+    safe_yaml (1.0.5)
+    sass (3.7.4)
+      sass-listen (~> 4.0.0)
+    sass-listen (4.0.0)
+      rb-fsevent (~> 0.9, >= 0.9.4)
+      rb-inotify (~> 0.9, >= 0.9.7)
+    sawyer (0.9.2)
+      addressable (>= 2.3.5)
+      faraday (>= 0.17.3, < 3)
+    simpleidn (0.2.1)
+      unf (~> 0.1.4)
+    terminal-table (1.8.0)
+      unicode-display_width (~> 1.1, >= 1.1.1)
+    typhoeus (1.4.0)
+      ethon (>= 0.9.0)
+    tzinfo (2.0.6)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+    unf (0.1.4)
+      unf_ext
+    unf_ext (0.0.8.2)
+    unicode-display_width (1.8.0)
+    webrick (1.8.1)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  arm64-darwin-21
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  github-pages (~> 228)
+  http_parser.rb (~> 0.6.0)
+  tzinfo (>= 1, < 3)
+  tzinfo-data
+  wdm (~> 0.1.1)
+  webrick
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   2.4.7
diff --git a/docs/_config.yml b/docs/_config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb02d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/_config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+title: MarkLogic Python Client
+remote_theme: just-the-docs/just-the-docs
+plugins:
+  - jekyll-remote-theme
+
+repository: marklogic/marklogic-python-client
+
+heading_anchors: true
+
+# Aux links for the upper right navigation
+aux_links:
+  "marklogic/marklogic-python-client":
+    - "https://github.com/marklogic/marklogic-python-client"
+
+# Makes Aux links open in a new tab. Default is false
+aux_links_new_tab: false
+
+enable_copy_code_button: true
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50a22bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+layout: default
+title: Introduction
+nav_order: 1
+---
+
+The MarkLogic Python Client further simplifies usage of the 
+[Python `requests` library](https://pypi.org/project/requests/) when developing applications in Python that communicate
+with the [MarkLogic REST API](https://docs.marklogic.com/guide/rest-dev).