diff --git a/.dbdumps/.gitkeep b/.dbdumps/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/.ddev/commands/web/fetch-db b/.ddev/commands/web/fetch-db
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..754d18a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ddev/commands/web/fetch-db
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+## Description: Fetches a DB dump
+## Usage: fetch-db
+## Example: ddev fetch-db
+
+mysqldump \
+  --host="${REMOTE_HOST}" \
+  --user="${REMOTE_DB_USER}" \
+  --password="${REMOTE_DB_PASSWORD}" \
+  --single-transaction \
+  --no-tablespaces \
+  "${REMOTE_DB}" > ".dbdumps/${REMOTE_DB}_$(date +"%Y-%m-%dT%Y-%H%M").sql"
diff --git a/.ddev/commands/web/fetch-files b/.ddev/commands/web/fetch-files
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..aa02e58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ddev/commands/web/fetch-files
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+## Description: Fetches the files directory content
+## Usage: fetch-files
+## Example: ddev fetch-files
+
+rclone sync \
+  --sftp-host "${REMOTE_HOST}" \
+  --sftp-user "${REMOTE_FTP_USER}" \
+  --sftp-port "${REMOTE_FTP_PORT}" \
+  --sftp-pass "$(rclone obscure ${REMOTE_FTP_PASSWORD})" \
+  --progress \
+  --quiet \
+  :sftp:web/sites/default/files web/sites/default/files
diff --git a/.ddev/config.yaml b/.ddev/config.yaml
index acb6493..f4475ec 100644
--- a/.ddev/config.yaml
+++ b/.ddev/config.yaml
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ timezone: Europe/Zurich
 composer_version: "2"
 web_environment: []
 corepack_enable: true
+webimage_extra_packages:
+  - rclone
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 057701b..211d97a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,10 @@
 
 # Ignore multi-site test environment.
 /web/sites/simpletest
+
+# Ignore ddev secrets
+/.ddev/.env
+
+# DB dump directory
+!/.dbdump/.gitkeep
+/.dbdump/*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f709988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+# SWISS ARTG Homepage
+
+This repository holds the codebase for the homepage of the SWISS Amateur Radio Teletype Group.
+
+## Principles
+
+This repository is the source of truth.
+Changes made in this repository will be pushed the hosting.
+Consequently, changes made directly on the hosting will be reverted.
+
+Using [DDEV][ddev], a local development environment provides a save space to do code changes before they are being pushed to the hosting.
+
+The Drupal Configuration Management is used to export site configuration to config files tracked within this repository.
+Changes to the site must be done in the local development environment first and then pushed to the hosting through code changes.
+
+## Set up a local development environment
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+* A working installation of [DDEV][ddev].
+  See its [documentation](https://ddev.com/get-started/) on how to get started on your platform.
+* A git client.
+  Checkout the [git download page](https://git-scm.com/downloads) on how to get it for your platform.
+* Read-only access to the database on the hosting.
+* FTP access to the hosting.
+
+### Procedure
+
+1. Clone the source code
+
+   ```sh
+   git clone git@github.com:swiss-artg/homepage.git swiss-artg
+   ```
+
+   The folder `swiss-artg` will be referred to as _repository root_.
+
+2. Configure the database access
+
+   Create the file `.ddev/.env` using the text editor of your choice with the following content.
+
+   ```
+   REMOTE_HOST=<host>
+   REMOTE_DB=<db>
+   REMOTE_DB_USER=<db_user>
+   REMOTE_DB_PASSWORD=<db_password>
+   REMOTE_FTP_USER=<ftp_user>
+   REMOTE_FTP_PASSWORD=<ftp_password>
+   REMOTE_FTP_PORT=<ftp_port>
+   ```
+
+   Replace all instances of `<…>` with the values you received from a site administrator.
+
+   Protect the file from prying eyes.
+
+   ```sh
+   chmod 600 .ddev/.env
+   ```
+
+3. Start the DDEV environment
+
+  Execute this from within the repository root.
+
+   ```sh
+   ddev start
+   ```
+
+4. Install the dependencies
+
+   ```sh
+   ddev composer install
+   ```
+
+5. Fetch content from the hosting
+
+   ```sh
+   ddev fetch-db
+   ddev import-db -f .dbdump/<dumpfile>
+   ddev fetch-files
+   ```
+
+  `fetch-db` creates a new database dump file in `.dbdump`.
+  Check the content of that directory for available dump files.
+  Use an appropriate one for `<dumpfile>` in the command shown above.
+
+6. Reset cache config and admin password
+
+   ```sh
+   ddev drush cim -y
+   ddev drush cr
+   ddev drush upwd admin admin
+   ```
+
+7. Access the site
+
+   ```sh
+   ddev launch
+   ```
+
+   Use user `admin` with password `admin` to login as site administrator.
+
+## Related documentations
+
+* [DDEV](https://ddev.readthedocs.io/)
+* [Drupal User Guide](https://www.drupal.org/docs/user_guide/en/index.html)
+
+[ddev]: https://ddev.com/