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-=================
+#################
 Wikimedia Toolhub
-=================
+#################
 
 An authoritative and well promoted catalog of Wikimedia tools.
 
+*******
 License
-=======
+*******
 Toolhub is licensed under the `GNU GPLv3+`_ license.
 
 .. _GNU GPLv3+: https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.rst
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-=================
+#################
 How to contribute
-=================
+#################
 
-.. code-block:: shell-session
+This document provides guidelines for people who want to contribute to the
+Toolhub project.
 
-   $ docker-compose up --build -d
-   $ docker-compose run toolhub python3 manage.py migrate
+
+***********************
+Development environment
+***********************
+
+Dependencies
+============
+The following software will need to be installed on your local development
+machine:
+
+- Git_
+- Curl_
+- `Docker and Docker Compose`_
+- `GNU Make`_
+
+Getting started
+===============
+Toolhub's development environment is designed to allow you to test and run
+everything from inside of a collection of Docker containers managed with
+Docker Compose. The git repo contains a Makefile in its root directory that
+should make working with `docker-compose` easier.
+
+.. highlight:: shell-session
+
+::
+
+   $ git clone https://github.com/bd808/toolhub
+   $ cd toolhub
+   $ make init
+   $ make test
+
+
+Try running `make help` to see more make targets that you may find useful.
+
+
+.. _Git: https://git-scm.com/
+.. _Curl: https://curl.haxx.se/
+.. _`Docker and Docker Compose`: https://www.docker.com/
+.. _`GNU Make`: https://www.gnu.org/software/make/