diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
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--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
 ## Building Docs Locally
 ### First Time Setup:
+If a conda environment for habitat does not already exist, create a new conda environment:
+
+```bash
+# We require python>=3.9 and cmake>=3.10
+conda create -n habitat python=3.9 cmake=3.14.0
+conda activate habitat
+```
+
 Install required packages:
 ```
-conda install -c conda-forge doxygen==1.8.16
-conda install jinja2 pygments docutils
+cd habitat-sim
+pip install -r requirements.txt --progress-bar off
+pip install imageio imageio-ffmpeg
+conda install -y -c conda-forge doxygen=1.9.5
+conda install -y  jinja2 pygments docutils
 ```
 
-To build the docs, you will also need to install the following
-packages on Linux :
+To build the docs, you will also need to install textlive. 
+On Ubuntu:
 ```
 sudo apt install --allow-change-held-packages \
                   texlive-base \
@@ -15,6 +26,12 @@ sudo apt install --allow-change-held-packages \
                   texlive-fonts-extra \
                   texlive-fonts-recommended
 ```
+
+On Fedora Linux :
+```
+sudo dnf install texlive-scheme-full
+```
+
 or on OSX :
 ```
 brew install --cask mactex
@@ -26,6 +43,7 @@ export PATH=$PATH:/Library/TeX/Distributions/.DefaultTeX/Contents/Programs/texbi
 ```
 
 ### Building Docs:
+For Ubuntu:
 ```bash
 python setup.py build_ext --inplace
 cd docs
@@ -33,6 +51,18 @@ git submodule update --init
 ./build.sh # or ./build-public.sh when deploying to aihabitat.org
 ```
 
+For Fedora:
+```bash
+cd docs
+git submodule update --init
+
+cd habitat-sim
+./build.sh
+
+cd docs
+./build.sh
+```
+
 If you're having trouble with doxygen, check your version with
 
 ```bash