diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2261c990..89a10f4bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,6 +107,42 @@ cmake --build . -- fsfw-tests_coverage -j
 
 The `coverage.py` script located in the `script` folder can also be used to do this conveniently.
 
+## Building the documentations
+
+The FSFW documentation is built using the tools Sphinx, doxygen and breathe based on the
+instructions provided in  [this blogpost](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/clear-functional-c-documentation-with-sphinx-breathe-doxygen-cmake/). If you
+want to do this locally, set up the prerequisites first. This requires a ``python3``
+installation as well. Example here is for Ubuntu.
+
+```sh
+sudo apt-get install doxygen graphviz
+```
+
+And the following Python packages
+
+```sh
+python3 -m pip install sphinx breathe
+```
+
+You can set up a documentation build system using the following commands
+
+```sh
+mkdir build-docs && cd build-docs
+cmake -DFSFW_BUILD_DOCS=ON -DFSFW_OSAL=host ..
+```
+
+Then you can generate the documentation using
+
+```sh
+cmake --build . -j
+```
+
+You can find the generated documentation inside the `docs/sphinx` folder inside the build
+folder. Simply open the `index.html` in the webbrowser of your choice.
+
+The `helper.py` script located in the script` folder can also be used to create, build
+and open the documentation conveniently. Try `helper.py -h for more information.
+
 ## Formatting the sources
 
 The formatting is done by the `clang-format` tool. The configuration is contained within the
diff --git a/docs/getting_started.rst b/docs/getting_started.rst
index 069e98cde..34547211e 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started.rst
@@ -90,8 +90,21 @@ Building the documentation
 ----------------------------
 
 The FSFW documentation is built using the tools Sphinx, doxygen and breathe based on the
-instructions provided in `this blogpost <https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/clear-functional-c-documentation-with-sphinx-breathe-doxygen-cmake/>`_. You can set up a
-documentation build system using the following commands
+instructions provided in `this blogpost <https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/clear-functional-c-documentation-with-sphinx-breathe-doxygen-cmake/>`_. If you
+want to do this locally, set up the prerequisites first. This requires a ``python3``
+installation as well. Example here is for Ubuntu.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   sudo apt-get install doxygen graphviz
+
+And the following Python packages
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   python3 -m pip install sphinx breathe
+
+You can set up a documentation build system using the following commands
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
@@ -110,6 +123,14 @@ folder. Simply open the ``index.html`` in the webbrowser of your choice.
 The ``helper.py`` script located in the ``script`` folder can also be used to create, build
 and open the documentation conveniently. Try ``helper.py -h`` for more information.
 
+Formatting the source
+-----------------------
+
+The formatting is done by the ``clang-format`` tool. The configuration is contained within the
+``.clang-format`` file in the repository root. As long as ``clang-format`` is installed, you
+can run the ``apply-clang-format.sh`` helper script to format all source files consistently.
+
+
 .. _`Hosted FSFW example`: https://egit.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/fsfw/fsfw-example-hosted
 .. _`Catch2 library`: https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2
 .. _`Code coverage`: https://github.com/bilke/cmake-modules/tree/master