diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Documentation of the go-ethereum website
+
+To start a jekyll server run:
+```shell
+docker-compose up
+```
+Now you can visit `localhost:4000` to look at the site.
diff --git a/docs/_getting-started/private-net.md b/docs/_getting-started/private-net.md
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ controlled ethereum network is useful as a backend for network integration testi
 developers working on issues related to networking/blockchain synching/message
 propagation, etc or DAPP developers testing multi-block and multi-user scenarios).
 
-We assume you are able to build `geth` following the [build instructions](../install-and-build/installing-geth)
+We assume you are able to build `geth` following the [build instructions](../docs/install-and-build/installing-geth)
 
 ## Setting up multiple nodes