diff --git a/doc/.gitignore b/doc/.gitignore
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+_build/
diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
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+# Minimal makefile for Sphinx documentation
+#
+
+# You can set these variables from the command line, and also
+# from the environment for the first two.
+SPHINXOPTS    ?=
+SPHINXBUILD   ?= sphinx-build
+SOURCEDIR     = .
+BUILDDIR      = _build
+
+# Put it first so that "make" without argument is like "make help".
+help:
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+
+.PHONY: help Makefile
+
+# Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
+# "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).
+%: Makefile
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
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+# Configuration file for the Sphinx documentation builder.
+#
+# For the full list of built-in configuration values, see the documentation:
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html
+
+# -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
+
+project = 'voctomix'
+copyright = '2024, c3voc'
+author = 'fightling, MaZderMind, Florob, Kunsi, derpeter, sophieschi'
+release = '2.0'
+
+# -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
+
+extensions = []
+
+templates_path = ['_templates']
+exclude_patterns = ['_build', 'Thumbs.db', '.DS_Store']
+
+
+
+# -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#options-for-html-output
+
+html_theme = 'alabaster'
+html_static_path = ['_static']
diff --git a/doc/definitions.rst b/doc/definitions.rst
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+Namings and Definitions
+=======================
+
+.. Please try to keep this file sorted alphabetically.
+
+sources
+-------
+
+A source is an input connected to voctocore_. This can be a physical
+cable (for example a camera or slide capture) or a file on your computer
+(background image etc.).
+
+voctocore
+---------
+
+voctocore is the piece of software doing the actual video mixing. It is
+usually being run on a somewhat powerful machine which has capture cards
+installed.
+
+All the sources_ are connected to it. voctogui_ connects to it using
+the network.
+
+voctogui
+--------
+
+voctogui is the user interface to control voctocore_.
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
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+.. voctomix documentation master file, created by
+   sphinx-quickstart on Sun May 19 15:59:36 2024.
+   You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
+   contain the root `toctree` directive.
+
+Welcome to voctomix's documentation!
+====================================
+
+**voctomix** is a live video mixer, based on python and gstreamer.
+
+Depending on the capabilities of your hardware, you can use it to mix
+up to 4k video. voctomix includes a so-called "stream blanker", which
+can be used to show some animation on the livestream while still recording
+the mixed video feed to disk.
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+   :caption: Contents:
+
+   installation
+
+   definitions
+
+
+Indices and tables
+==================
+
+.. * :ref:`genindex`
+.. * :ref:`modindex`
+
+* :ref:`search`
+
diff --git a/doc/installation.rst b/doc/installation.rst
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+Installation
+============
+
+Installation of voctomix is easy. Install some dependencies, clone the
+git repository, then just run the python file.
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+debian
+``````
+
+- `gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0`
+- `gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0`
+- `gstreamer1.0-libav`
+- `gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad`
+- `gstreamer1.0-plugins-base`
+- `gstreamer1.0-plugins-good`
+- `gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly`
+- `gstreamer1.0-tools`
+- `gstreamer1.0-vaapi`
+- `gstreamer1.0-x`
+- `libgstreamer1.0-0`
+- `python3-gi`
+- `python3-pyinotify`
+- `python3-scipy`
+- `python3-sdnotify`
+- `rlwrap`