diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8e91f1e5..23bcdb1c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 *.swp
 
 docs/develop/*.png
+site-html
 
 build
 dist
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index c5f9b7bd..6c2e3ac8 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ markdown_extensions:
 extra_css: [extra.css, styles.css]
 exclude_docs: |
     mk_install_instructions.py
+site_dir: site-html
 plugins:
     - search
     - mkdocstrings: