diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index 1f5820d..e8eba63 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ app_setup_block: |
 
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - { date: "14.05.23:", desc: "Build local docs on first run." }
   - { date: "05.03.23:", desc: "Rebase to Alpine 3.17." }
   - { date: "02.11.22:", desc: "Rebase to Alpine 3.16, migrate to s6v3." }
   - { date: "01.08.22:", desc: "Remove py3-pillow, add tiff to fix deps." }
diff --git a/root/defaults/uwsgi.ini b/root/defaults/uwsgi.ini
index 78e6c24..c7498b5 100644
--- a/root/defaults/uwsgi.ini
+++ b/root/defaults/uwsgi.ini
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ plugin = python3
 module = netbox.wsgi:application
 static-map = /static=static
 static-gzip-dir = static/CACHE
+static-index = index.html
 hook-pre-app = exec:/usr/bin/python3 ./manage.py collectstatic --noinput
 hook-pre-app = exec:/usr/bin/python3 ./manage.py remove_stale_contenttypes --no-input
 hook-pre-app = exec:/usr/bin/python3 ./manage.py clearsessions
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-netbox-config/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-netbox-config/run
index b2019f9..3c6d7bd 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-netbox-config/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-netbox-config/run
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ ln -sf /config/configuration.py /app/netbox/netbox/netbox/configuration.py
 
 mv /defaults/uwsgi.ini /app/netbox/netbox/uwsgi.ini > /dev/null 2>&1
 
+# build docs
+if [[ ! -e "/app/netbox/netbox/project-static/docs/index.html" ]]; then
+    cd /app/netbox || exit 1
+    echo "Building local documentation"
+    mkdocs build
+    cd /app/netbox/netbox || exit 1
+fi
+
 # permissions
 lsiown -R abc:abc \
     /app/netbox/netbox/static \