diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 97969d7..e8e884d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ yarn-error.log*
 .vscode
 
 # avoid having dist files in repo; these should only go to NPM
-dist
\ No newline at end of file
+dist
+.vitepress
diff --git a/.markdownlint.json b/.markdownlint.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72000ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.markdownlint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "no-inline-html": false,
+    "line-length": false
+}