diff --git a/docs/manual/markdown/.gitignore b/docs/manual/markdown/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1320f90e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/manual/markdown/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+site
diff --git a/docs/manual/markdown/Makefile b/docs/manual/markdown/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7dc4a457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/manual/markdown/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+all:
+	./update_apis.py	
+	./update_listings.py
+	mkdocs build --clean