diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/build_docs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6e4a368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_docs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Build Github Pages Docs
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - gen-1109-setup-mkdocs
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.9
+
+      - name: Set Cache ID Based on UTC Week Number
+        run: echo "cache_id=$(date --utc '+%V')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Cache dependences
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          key: mkdocs-material-${{ env.cache_id }}
+          path: .cache
+          restore-keys: |
+            mkdocs-material-
+
+      - name: Install mkdocs and dependencies
+        run: |
+            pip install mkdocs mkdocs-material mkdocstrings mkdocstrings-python mkdocs-open-in-new-tab
+
+      - name: Build and deploy mkdocs site to GitHub Pages
+        env:
+            GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: mkdocs gh-deploy --force
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 555bb925..ba1a4c36 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@
 [![Docker Automated](https://img.shields.io/docker/automated/sagebionetworks/genie.svg?style=for-the-badge&logo=docker)](https://hub.docker.com/r/sagebionetworks/genie)
 [![GitHub CI](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/Sage-Bionetworks/Genie/ci.yml?branch=develop&style=for-the-badge&logo=github)](https://github.com/Sage-Bionetworks/Genie)
 
-
 ## Introduction
 
 This repository documents code used to gather, QC, standardize, and analyze data uploaded by institutes participating in AACR's Project GENIE (Genomics, Evidence, Neoplasia, Information, Exchange).
 
+## Documentation
+
+For more information about the AACR genie repository, [visit the GitHub Pages site.](https://sage-bionetworks.github.io/Genie/)
+
 ## Dependencies
 
 This package contains both R, Python and cli tools.  These are tools or packages you will need, to be able to reproduce these results:
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 404ce2d3..cfc23519 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 [![Docker Automated](https://img.shields.io/docker/automated/sagebionetworks/genie.svg?style=for-the-badge&logo=docker)](https://hub.docker.com/r/sagebionetworks/genie)
 [![GitHub CI](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/Sage-Bionetworks/Genie/ci.yml?branch=develop&style=for-the-badge&logo=github)](https://github.com/Sage-Bionetworks/Genie)
 
-
 ## Introduction
 
-This repository documents code used to gather, QC, standardize, and analyze data uploaded by institutes participating in AACR's Project GENIE (Genomics, Evidence, Neoplasia, Information, Exchange).
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+This repository documents code used to gather, QC, standardize, and analyze data uploaded by institutes participating in AACR's Project GENIE (Genomics, Evidence, Neoplasia, Information, Exchange).
+
+## Additional Documentation
+
+Visit the [Project Genie Data Portal](genie.synapse.org/) to learn more about our data
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