diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index abdaef2..f3a63aa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ node_modules/
 # Editor settings
 .vscode/
 .idea/
+
+# Environment
+.env
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e4eae72..095f4bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1,30 @@
 # Angestöpselt Homepage
+
+This repository contains the next version of Angestöpselt's homepage, intended
+to be hosted at <angestoepselt.de>. It is built with the
+[Eleventy](https://www.11ty.dev/) static site generator, using SCSS for
+stylesheets.
+
+## Local development environment
+
+To build the site locally, make sure you have Node installed (currently tested
+with version 14). Then run:
+
+```shell
+npm install
+npm run build:styles
+npm run dev:site
+```
+
+Go to <https://localhost:8080/>, which will update live when content changes.
+If you make style changes, make sure to recompile the CSS files with the second
+command. Alternatively, run `npm run dev:styles` in a second terminal to watch
+for changes.
+
+### Nix environment
+
+This repository also contains a [Nix flake](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes)
+which contains the full development environment. `nix develop` will open a
+shell with all required tools – you don't need to run `npm install` anymore.
+When node dependencies get updated (which changes `package.json`), make sure to
+run `./_nix/update.sh` to update the npm lockfile and the Nix environment.
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 7d9d1ec..22c2bbc 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   outputs = { self, nixpkgs }: let
     system = "x86_64-linux";
-    
+
     pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
 
     nodejs = pkgs.nodejs-16_x;
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@
       dontNpmInstall = true;
     };
   in {
-    packages.${system}.angestoepselt-site = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
-      name = "angestoepselt-site";
-      src = self;
+    # This package isn't actually the fully-built site, but rather a derivation
+    # that contains the relevant programs (with correctly set up environment)
+    # to develop and build the site. It can either be used with `nix develop` –
+    # see the repository's readme for details – or compiled with `nix build`.
+    # The latter will output a folder which contains node and npm binaries that
+    # can be used in an IDE.
+    packages.${system}.angestoepselt-site-dev = pkgs.runCommand "angestoepselt-site-dev" {
+      buildInputs = [ nodejs pkgs.makeWrapper ];
 
-      buildInputs = [ nodejs ];
-      
       shellHook = ''
         export NODE_PATH=${nodeDependencies}/lib/node_modules
         export PATH="${nodeDependencies}/bin:$PATH"
@@ -38,7 +41,22 @@
         echo "  changes."
         echo ""
       '';
-    };
+    } ''
+      mkdir -p "$out"
+
+      wrap() {
+        makeWrapper "${nodejs}/bin/$1" "$out/bin/$1" \
+          --prefix PATH : "${nodejs}/bin" \
+          --prefix PATH : "${nodeDependencies}/bin" \
+          --set-default NODE_PATH "${nodeDependencies}/lib/node_modules"
+      }
+
+      wrap node
+      wrap npm
+      wrap npx
+
+      unset -f wrap
+    '';
 
     defaultPackage.${system} = self.packages.${system}.angestoepselt-site;
   };