diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9b6079a..bf99dd2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 _env
 site
-.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+.DS_Store
+bin
+lib
+lib64
+pyvenv.cfg
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36a7da7..8af4f1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,9 +22,16 @@ To setup the documentation development environment simply create a new
 virtual environment, then `pip install -r requirements.txt` (from in the root
 of this repository).
 
+```sh
+# example of a simple virtual environment
+# creation from the root of this project
+python -m venv .
+./bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
 ## Build
 
-Simply run `mkdocs serve`
+Simply run `mkdocs serve` or `./bin/mkdocs serve`.
 
 ## Cross-referencing