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@@ -4,36 +4,58 @@ The Student Robotics public documentation.
 
 ## Getting Started
 
-For ease of setup, a Docker container is provided. Install Docker and `docker-compose`, then run `docker compose up`.
-
-Once setup, the site will be accessible on http://localhost:4000/docs/
-
-### Manual
-
 1. [Clone this repo][clone-repo]
 
 1. [Install Ruby][install-ruby]
 
-2. Install Bundler (2.3 or above) and Rake
+1. Install Bundler (2.3 or above) and Rake
 
     ``` shell
     $ gem install bundler rake
     ```
 
-3. Start the app in development mode
+1. Start the app in development mode
 
     ```shell
     $ rake dev
     ```
 
+1. View the website at <http://localhost:4000/docs/>
+
+### Docker
+
+If you would prefer to [install Docker][install-docker] and [Docker Compose][install-docker-compose]
+rather than Ruby directly, these can be used instead.
+
+Note that this approach exposes the development server to the network you're
+using, which may present a security risk.
+
 ## Making changes
 
 When you've made a change, either push it to a forked repository, or to a
 feature branch, and [raise a pull request][raise-a-pr].
 
-[clone-repo]: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/cloning-a-repository
-[install-ruby]: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/installation/
-[raise-a-pr]: https://github.com/srobo/docs/pull/new/main
+### Validation
+
+We have a number of checks which run against the docs to ensure they are ready
+to publish, including internal links checks and spelling checks.
+
+Spell checking is provided via [`cspell`][cspell], a library which integrates
+with a number of code editors. Checking is run automatically on pull requests.
+
+If you're using VSCode, be sure to install the [Code Spell Checker][vscode-cspell]
+extension.
+
+To run the checks manually (this is optional, but encouraged if making
+non-trivial changes) you'll need to:
+
+0. install [NodeJS & `npm`][install-node]
+
+1. run `npm install` (to install the spellings libraries)
+
+1. run `rake validate` to run all the checks
+
+New spellings can be added to `.spelling`. Be sure to spell added words correctly!
 
 ### Navigation Sidebar
 
@@ -41,3 +63,13 @@ The docs navigation sidebar is generated from `_data/sidebar_tree.yaml` as part
 of the build process. This file is manually updated so that we can
 explicitly control which files are included, in what order as well as adjust the
 page titles.
+
+
+[clone-repo]: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/cloning-a-repository
+[install-ruby]: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/installation/
+[install-docker]: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/
+[install-docker-compose]: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/
+[raise-a-pr]: https://github.com/srobo/docs/pull/new/main
+[cspell]: https://cspell.org/
+[vscode-cspell]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker
+[install-node]: https://downloads.nodesource.com/