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@@ -7,54 +7,34 @@ Workflow for contributing content updates
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 0. [Install `docker`](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/) and `git`.
-1. Fork the repo https://github.com/des-labs/des_ncsa to https://github.com/$GITHUB_USER/des_ncsa where `$GITHUB_USER` is your GitHub account username.
-2. Clone your fork locally and checkout the `dev` branch.
+1. Fork the repo `https://github.com/des-labs/des_ncsa` to `https://github.com/$GITHUB_USER/des_ncsa` where `$GITHUB_USER` is your GitHub account username.
+2. Clone your fork locally and create a `dev-$RELEASE_NAME` branch, where `$RELEASE_NAME` is some short meaningful name like `dr2` or `y6bao`.
     ```shell
     CLONE_DIR="$HOME/src/$GITHUB_USER/des_ncsa"
     git clone https://github.com/$GITHUB_USER/des_ncsa $CLONE_DIR
     cd $CLONE_DIR
-    git checkout dev
+    git checkout -b dev-$RELEASE_NAME
     ```
+    
 3. Build the Docker image.
     ```shell
-    docker build -t desdm-public:dev .
+    docker build . -t desdm-public --platform linux/x86_64
     ```
-
-    or on MacOS:
-    ```shell
-    docker build --platform linux/x86_64 -t desdm-public:dev .
-    ```
-
-4. Configure the webserver to run in "dev" mode.
-    ```shell
-    docker run --rm --name desdm-public \
-      -p 8080:8080 \
-      -v $(pwd):/home/des \
-      -u $(id -u) \
-      desdm-public:dev \
-      python3 vulcan.py --dev
-    ```
-
-    again adding the flag ``--platform linux/x86_64`` on MacOS
-
-5. Run the webserver to serve the webpage.
+4. Configure the webserver to run in "development mode".
     ```shell
-    docker run --rm --name desdm-public \
-      -p 8080:8080 \
-      -v $(pwd):/home/des \
-      -u $(id -u) \
-      desdm-public:dev
+    docker run --rm -d --name desdm-public --platform linux/x86_64 \
+        -p 8888:8080 \
+        -v $(pwd):/home/des \
+        -u $(id -u) \
+        -e DEBUG_ENABLED="true" \
+         desdm-public
     ```
-
-    Once again adding the flag ``--platform linux/x86_64`` on MacOS
-
-6. Open your browser to http://127.0.0.1:8080 to view the website.
-7. Ensure that the ServiceWorker is not registered. Open your web browser's web development tools. In Firefox, use CTRL+SHIFT+I and go to the Application tab. Disable/remove any ServiceWorker you see listed.
-8. Edit and save the relevant HTML files. Reload the page and see the results. Repeat this step until satisfied.
-9. Commit only the substantive changes to the git repo and push the updates to your GitHub fork. Do not commit the changes related to the "dev mode" configuration.
+5. Open your browser to http://127.0.0.1:8888 to view the website.
+6. Edit and save the relevant HTML files. Reload the page and see the results. Repeat this step until satisfied.
+7. Commit only the substantive changes to the Git repo and push the updates to your GitHub fork.
     ```shell
-    git add
+    git add [path/to/file_1] [path/to/file_2] [...]
     git commit -m 'Updated release page blah'
-    git push
+    git push origin dev-$RELEASE_NAME
     ```
-10. Create a pull request to merge and publish your changes. You must [inform the DES Science Release community via the #sci-release Slack channel](https://darkenergysurvey.slack.com/archives/C0PMTCWRL) to allow for a peer review of the submission before it can be accepted. 
+8. Create a pull request to merge and publish your changes. You must [inform the DES Science Release community via the #sci-release Slack channel](https://darkenergysurvey.slack.com/archives/C0PMTCWRL) to allow for a peer review of the submission before it can be accepted.