diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 373a4eb..236f5a8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ linkcheck:
 	@echo
 	@echo "Check finished. Report is in $(LINKCHECKDIR)."
 
+livehtml:
+	sphinx-autobuild "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O) --ignore docs/_static/course_switcher.json --ignore docs/timetable/timetable.rst
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8f0844..41250b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ The steps can be outlined like this:
 
 2. Install the requirements:
 
-       python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+       python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt sphinx-autobuild
        # currently there is a blocking dependency on some of the
        # packages listed in requirements.txt, however, since pip
        # will allow updating a package that breaks compatibility, we
@@ -37,19 +37,25 @@ The steps can be outlined like this:
        #    :fingers_crossed:
        python3 -m pip install -U "sphinx>=7.2.5"
 
-3. Build documentation
+3. Development server
+
+       make livehtml
+
+   This will open a local webserver that auto-reloads whenever you make 
+   changes to the `rst` documentation or any files in the `docs/` directory.
+
+4. Build documentation
 
        make
 
    Now the documentation is build and can be found in `build/html`.
 
-4. Open the documentation:
+5. Open the documentation:
 
        firefox build/html/index.html
 
    And you should be ready to see the just build documentation.
 
-
 Running Locally in Podman
 -------------------------
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4173564..75fa49a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ sphinx-design
 sphinxcontrib-jquery
 
 # yaml
-pyyaml
+pyyaml
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