DOC Update and restructure README for clarity and accuracy

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@ -11,17 +11,15 @@ site generator based on [React](https://reactjs.org). It sources content
from the [framework](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework)
repository for each major release.
**This repository does NOT contain the most current documentation.**
**This repository does NOT contain any documentation.**
The documentation files are written in the
[markdown](https://docs.silverstripe.org/en/2.4/misc/ss-markdown/)
format and the most current versions of these files and are not stored
here. Instead, they are stored in a `docs` folder alongside the
framework source code in each framework repository. For example, the
documentation markdown files for the master branch of the SilverStripe framework are
stored in
The developer documentation is stored in the framework module
repository, in the `docs` folder. For example, the documentation for the
master branch of Silverstripe CMS is stored in
[https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework/tree/master/docs](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework/tree/master/docs).
The userhelp documentation is stored in the [userhelp-content repo](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-userhelp-content/).
## Installation
To set up a local instance of [doc.silverstripe.org](https://github.com/silverstripe/doc.silverstripe.org):
@ -44,6 +42,13 @@ No local NodeJS nor gatsby-cli is required for this option.
* Install [Gatsby CLI](https://gatsbyjs.com)
## Developing
Once cloned, from the root of the repository, run the command `yarn dev-docs`
to instantiate a development server. This will consume all of the markdown files in both major release
branches and allow you to browse the developer documentation site on `http://localhost:8000` by default
(see the [Gatsby docs](https://www.gatsbyjs.org/docs/) for instructions on customising the port).
## Building
To test a static build of the site, first create a production environment file.
@ -55,8 +60,8 @@ cp .env.development .env.production
Then, run the build.
```
gatsby build
gatsby serve
yarn build-docs
yarn serve
```
These commands will give you an exact representation of how the site will run on a production server, with
@ -75,18 +80,6 @@ yarn build-docs
yarn build-user
```
## Developing
From within `path/to/ssdocs`, run the command
```
gatsby develop
```
to instantiate a development server. This will consume all of the markdown files in both major release
branches and allow you to browse the documentation site on `http://localhost:8000` by default
(see the [Gatsby docs](https://www.gatsbyjs.org/docs/) for instructions on customising the port).
## Authoring
You can make changes directly to the source markdown files and get live updates in the development