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@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+(part:dev_manual:chap:contribute_to_doc:sec:building_doc)=
+Building documentation
+=========================
+
+To build the documentation locally, you first need to ensure you have the right Python packages installed. The list of packages required to build the documentation is located in `$WORLD_BUILDER_SOURCE_DIR/doc/requirements.txt`, and can be installed using 
+
+:::{code-block}
+pip install -r $WORLD_BUILDER_SOURCE_DIR/doc/requirements.txt
+:::
+
+Now that the Python packages are installed, we need to toggle the option in cmake to build the target for the GWB documention, this can be done using the interactive GUI `ccmake` and enabling `WB_BUILD_DOCUMENTATION` or by running the following command:
+
+:::{code-block}
+cd $WORLD_BUILDER_SOURCE_DIR/build \\
+cmake -D WB_BUILD_DOCUMENTATION=ON .
+:::
+
+This adds the target for the documentation in `$WORLD_BUILDER_SOURCE_DIR/build/doc`, to finish building the documentation run the final commands:
+
+:::{code-block}
+cd $WORLD_BUILDER_SOURCE_DIR/build/doc \\
+make manual
+:::
+
+This compiles the sphinx documentation, which will be built in  `$WORLD_BUILDER_SOURCE_DIR/build/doc/sphinx`.
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/developer_manual/contributing_to_the_documentation/index.md b/doc/sphinx/developer_manual/contributing_to_the_documentation/index.md
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@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ The documentation is very important and it is also a good way to learn git and t
 ```{toctree}
 :hidden:
 
+building_documentation
 important_syntax
 documentation_style_guide
 documentation_testing