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+To generate the [Artemis API docs](https://artemis-rgb.com/docs/) we use [DocFX](https://dotnet.github.io/docfx/).
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+To build locally run the following commands from this folder.
+
+#### Want to build? Follow these instructions (Windows)
+1. Ensure you can build the Artemis solution as per the [main build instructions](https://github.com/Artemis-RGB/Artemis#want-to-build-follow-these-instructions)
+2. Install DocFX (with Chocolatey: `choco install docfx`)
+3. Open PowerShell in  `<repo>\docfx` (the same folder as this readme file)
+4. Run `docfx .\docfx_project\docfx.json` to build static files  
+   Run `docfx .\docfx_project\docfx.json --serve` to serve locally