diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index f4f84cc48bc5f7c22ea8d173dc39fc8c2af388ff..92d0244b888d2ed952ac39826584a94c51227e8c 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -1,36 +1,29 @@
 # Configuration file for the Sphinx documentation builder.
+#
+# For the full list of built-in configuration values, see the documentation:
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html
 
-# -- Project information
+# -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
 
 project = 'DART-WRF'
-copyright = '2023, University of Vienna'
+copyright = '2023, Lukas Kugler'
 author = 'Lukas Kugler'
+release = '2023.2.17'
 
-release = '0.1'
-version = '0.1.0'
+# -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
 
-# -- General configuration
-
-extensions = [
-    'sphinx.ext.duration',
-    'sphinx.ext.doctest',
-    'sphinx.ext.autodoc',
-    'sphinx.ext.autosummary',
-    'sphinx.ext.intersphinx',
-]
-
-intersphinx_mapping = {
-    'python': ('https://docs.python.org/3/', None),
-    'sphinx': ('https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/', None),
-}
-intersphinx_disabled_domains = ['std']
+extensions = []
 
 templates_path = ['_templates']
+exclude_patterns = []
 
-# -- Options for HTML output
+root_doc = 'index2'
 
-html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
 
-# -- Options for EPUB output
-epub_show_urls = 'footnote'
+# -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#options-for-html-output
 
+html_theme = 'alabaster'
+html_static_path = ['_static']
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py_old b/docs/source/conf.py_old
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f4f84cc48bc5f7c22ea8d173dc39fc8c2af388ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py_old
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Configuration file for the Sphinx documentation builder.
+
+# -- Project information
+
+project = 'DART-WRF'
+copyright = '2023, University of Vienna'
+author = 'Lukas Kugler'
+
+release = '0.1'
+version = '0.1.0'
+
+# -- General configuration
+
+extensions = [
+    'sphinx.ext.duration',
+    'sphinx.ext.doctest',
+    'sphinx.ext.autodoc',
+    'sphinx.ext.autosummary',
+    'sphinx.ext.intersphinx',
+]
+
+intersphinx_mapping = {
+    'python': ('https://docs.python.org/3/', None),
+    'sphinx': ('https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/', None),
+}
+intersphinx_disabled_domains = ['std']
+
+templates_path = ['_templates']
+
+# -- Options for HTML output
+
+html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
+
+# -- Options for EPUB output
+epub_show_urls = 'footnote'
+
diff --git a/docs/source/index2.rst b/docs/source/index2.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..993e6a3d7d8874f0d3c9ad84933439de14a57f7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/index2.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+.. DART-WRF documentation master file, created by
+   sphinx-quickstart on Fri Feb 17 17:22:54 2023.
+   You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
+   contain the root `toctree` directive.
+
+Welcome to DART-WRF's documentation!
+====================================
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+   :caption: Contents:
+
+
+
+Indices and tables
+==================
+
+* :ref:`genindex`
+* :ref:`modindex`
+* :ref:`search`