diff --git a/README_SETUP.md b/README_SETUP.md
index cf1a2352e139baf7aaf18d69f4170afc00f159da..d17adb60a48262c188deebabe847df884d4d51b4 100644
--- a/README_SETUP.md
+++ b/README_SETUP.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ with the then current version of the stored entities.
     * Alternatively, to run the tests in a containerized MariaDB instance, run `make test-docker`,
       followed by `make test-docker-stop`.
 
-# Documentation #
+## Documentation #
 
 Build documentation in `build/` with `make doc`.
 
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 30fbb857d4ecd359d6b305e3e39f9ee5da4f26e8..03c39792c7bfb2bfe428f2ed954cdf6b01414083 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 # list see the documentation:
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html
 
+import sphinx_rtd_theme
+
 # -- Path setup --------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ extensions = [
      # 'autoapi.extension',
     # 'sphinx.ext.intersphinx',
     # 'sphinx.ext.napoleon',     # For Google style docstrings
+    "sphinx_rtd_theme",
 ]
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ pygments_style = None
 # The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
 # a list of builtin themes.
 #
-html_theme = 'alabaster'
+html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
 
 # Theme options are theme-specific and customize the look and feel of a theme
 # further.  For a list of options available for each theme, see the
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ html_theme = 'alabaster'
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
 # relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
 # so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
-html_static_path = ['_static']
+# html_static_path = ['_static']
 
 # Custom sidebar templates, must be a dictionary that maps document names
 # to template names.
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index 87e9f2d3d525fc096547c38755fcb6024a20838d..b3de8d16b45d89790ef5b2f2cdb952f7031663b2 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 
-Welcome to caosdb-server's documentation!
-=========================================
+Welcome to documentation of CaosDB's MySQL Backend!
+===================================================
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    :caption: Contents:
    :hidden:
 
-   Getting started <getting_started>
+   Getting started <README_SETUP>
    Concepts <concepts>
    tutorials
    API documentation<functions>
 
-Welcome to the MySQL/MariaDB backend of CaosDB!
-
-This documentation helps you to :doc:`get started<getting_started>`, explains the most important
+This documentation helps you to :doc:`get started<README_SETUP>`, explains the most important
 :doc:`concepts<concepts>` and offers a range of :doc:`tutorials<tutorials>`.