diff --git a/Documentation/automake.mk b/Documentation/automake.mk
index b02d63e..996bbf6 100644
--- a/Documentation/automake.mk
+++ b/Documentation/automake.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	Documentation/intro/install/index.rst \
 	Documentation/intro/install/bash-completion.rst \
 	Documentation/intro/install/debian.rst \
+	Documentation/intro/install/documentation.rst \
 	Documentation/intro/install/dpdk-advanced.rst \
 	Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst \
 	Documentation/intro/install/fedora.rst \
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	Documentation/internals/contributing/coding-style.rst \
 	Documentation/internals/contributing/coding-style-windows.rst \
 	Documentation/internals/contributing/documentation-style.rst \
-	Documentation/internals/contributing/submitting-patches.rst
+	Documentation/internals/contributing/submitting-patches.rst \
+	requirements.txt
 
 # You can set these variables from the command line.
 SPHINXOPTS =
diff --git a/Documentation/index.rst b/Documentation/index.rst
index 8484dbd..fa9dca5 100644
--- a/Documentation/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/index.rst
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ Deeper Dive
 
 - **Reference Guides:** :doc:`ref/index`
 
+- **Packaging:** :doc:`intro/install/debian` |
+  :doc:`intro/install/rhel` |
+  :doc:`intro/install/fedora`
+
 The Open vSwitch Project
 ------------------------
 
@@ -82,7 +86,8 @@ Learn more about the Open vSwitch project and about how you can contribute:
   :doc:`internals/committer-responsibilities` |
   :doc:`internals/committer-grant-revocation`
 
-- **Documentation:** :doc:`internals/contributing/documentation-style`
+- **Documentation:** :doc:`internals/contributing/documentation-style` |
+  :doc:`Building Open vSwitch Documentation <intro/install/documentation>`
 
 Getting Help
 -------------
diff --git a/Documentation/intro/install/documentation.rst b/Documentation/intro/install/documentation.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1160e94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/intro/install/documentation.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+..
+      Copyright (c) 2016 Stephen Finucane <stephen@that.guru>
+
+      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+      a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+      under the License.
+
+      Convention for heading levels in Open vSwitch documentation:
+
+      =======  Heading 0 (reserved for the title in a document)
+      -------  Heading 1
+      ~~~~~~~  Heading 2
+      +++++++  Heading 3
+      '''''''  Heading 4
+
+      Avoid deeper levels because they do not render well.
+
+==========================
+Open vSwitch Documentation
+==========================
+
+This document describes how to build the OVS documentation for use offline. A
+continuously updated, online version can be found at `docs.openvswitch.org
+<http://docs.openvswitch.org>`__.
+
+.. note::
+  These instructions provide information on building the documentation locally.
+  For information on writing documentation, refer to
+  :doc:`/internals/contributing/documentation-style`
+
+Build Requirements
+------------------
+
+As described in the :doc:`/internals/contributing/documentation-style`, the
+Open vSwitch documentation is written in reStructuredText and built with
+Sphinx. A detailed guide on installing Sphinx in many environments is available
+on the `Sphinx website`__ but, for most Linux distributions, you can install
+with your package manager. For example, on Debian/Ubuntu run::
+
+    $ sudo apt-get install python-sphinx
+
+Similarly, on RHEL/Fedora run::
+
+    $ sudo dnf install python-sphinx
+
+A ``requirements.txt`` is also provided in the ``/Documentation``, should you
+wish to install using ``pip``::
+
+    $ virtualenv .venv
+    $ source .venv/bin/activate
+    $ pip install -r Documentation/requirements.txt
+
+__ http://www.sphinx-doc.org/install.html
+
+Configuring
+-----------
+
+It's unlikely that you'll need to customize any aspect of the configuration.
+However, the ``Documentation/conf.py`` is the go-to place for all
+configuration. This file is well documented and further information is
+available on the `Sphinx website`__.
+
+Building
+--------
+
+Once Sphinx installed, the documentation can be built using the provided
+Makefile targets::
+
+    $ make htmldocs
+
+.. important::
+
+   The ``htmldocs`` target will fail if there are any syntax errors. However,
+   it won't catch more succint issues such as style or grammar issues. As a
+   result, you should always inspect changes visually to ensure the result is
+   as intended.
+
+Once built, documentation is available in the ``/Documentation/_build`` folder.
+Open the root ``index.html`` to browse the documentation.
+
+__ http://www.sphinx-doc.org/config.html
diff --git a/Documentation/intro/install/index.rst b/Documentation/intro/install/index.rst
index 2366388..d73e063 100644
--- a/Documentation/intro/install/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/intro/install/index.rst
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ Installation from Source
    userspace
    dpdk
    dpdk-advanced
-   bash-completion
 
 Installation from Packages
 --------------------------
@@ -65,3 +64,12 @@ provided below.
    debian
    fedora
    rhel
+
+Others
+------
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+
+   bash-completion
+   documentation
diff --git a/Documentation/requirements.txt b/Documentation/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..354d3d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sphinx>=1.3
