diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 # npm resources
 /node_modules
+package-lock.json
 
 ## OS Files
 # Windows
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4120dcf..3bba073 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,34 +2,66 @@
 
 This repository houses the assets used to build and deploy the gRPC website, available at https://grpc.io. The site is built using the [Hugo](https://gohugo.io) static site generator. Check out the [Hugo Quick Start](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/quick-start/) for a quick intro.
 
+## Prerequisites
+
+- **[Hugo, extended version][hugo-install]**
+- **[nvm][]**, the Node Version Manager
+
 ## Serving the site locally
 
-To build and locally serve this site, you need to [install Hugo, extended version](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/installing). Once Hugo is installed:
+First install NPM packages:
 
-```bash
-make serve
+```console
+$ npm install
 ```
 
-Alternatively, you can run the site using a [Docker](https://docker.com) container:
+To build and locally serve this site, you can use **any one** of the following
+commands:
 
-```bash
-make docker-serve
-```
+- Build and serve using [Hugo][], via `make`:
+
+  ```console
+  $ make serve
+  ```
+
+- Build and serve using [Netlify dev][], which allows you to exercise features
+  such as site redirects:
+
+  ```console
+  $ npx netlify dev
+  ```
+
+- Alternatively, you can run the site using a [Docker](https://docker.com) container:
+
+  ```console
+  $ make docker-serve
+  ```
 
 ## Publishing the site
 
-The gRPC website is _automatically_ published by [Netlify](https://netlify.com). Any time changes are pushed to the `master` branch, the site is rebuilt and redeployed.
+The gRPC website is _automatically_ published by [Netlify][]. Any time changes
+are pushed to the `master` branch, the site is rebuilt and redeployed.
 
 ## Site content
 
-All of the [Markdown](https://www.markdownguide.org) content used to build the site's documentation, blog, etc. is in the [`content`](content) directory.
+All of the [Markdown](https://www.markdownguide.org) content used to build the site's documentation, blog, etc. is in the [content](content) directory.
 
 ## Checking links
 
 You can check the site's internal links by running this command:
 
-```bash
-make check-internal-links
+```console
+$ make check-internal-links
 ```
 
-This deletes the generated `public` directory, builds the "production" version of the site, and verifies that internal links are valid. Please note that internal links prefixed with `/grpc` do not work in your local environment (there are redirects applied by [Netlify](https://netlify.com)). Any errors returned from `/grpc` links are false negatives that you can ignore.
+This deletes the generated `public` directory, builds the "production" version
+of the site, and verifies that internal links are valid. Please note that
+internal links prefixed with `/grpc` do not work in your local environment
+(there are redirects applied by [Netlify](https://netlify.com)). Any errors
+returned from `/grpc` links are false negatives that you can ignore.
+
+[Hugo]: https://gohugo.io
+[hugo-install]: https://gohugo.io/getting-started/installing
+[Netlify]: https://netlify.com
+[Netlify dev]: https://www.netlify.com/products/dev
+[nvm]: https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/blob/master/README.md#installing-and-updating
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2634d99..78750d5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "autoprefixer": "^9.7.6",
     "bulma": "^0.8.0",
+    "netlify-cli": "^2.46.0",
     "postcss-cli": "^7.1.0"
   }
 }