diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index efb6bef4..83a4f0bf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -309,3 +309,7 @@ __pycache__/
 *.odx.cs
 *.xsd.cs
 .DS_Store
+
+# When running mkdocs locally as dev
+docs/__pycache__/
+docs/env/
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diff --git a/docs/startdevmkdocs.ps1 b/docs/startdevmkdocs.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fb3a42a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/startdevmkdocs.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# This is for running mkdocs locally on windows only. 
+# Make sure you change directory to your docs folder before starting this process
+
+#Activate python
+python -m venv env
+.\env\Scripts\activate 
+
+#Install requirements first time only
+python -m pip install --upgrade pip #only 1st time
+pip install pytest #only 1st time
+pip install mkdocs #only 1st time
+pip install mkdocs-material #only 1st time
+
+#Run mkdocs and look at changes as you make them
+mkdocs serve
+start http://localhost:8010 #Opens Browser
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