diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 31800016..069dfd35 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ node_modules/
 build/
 dist/
 local/
+gh-pages/
 searx.egg-info/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b4eb14ba..28b7c58c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ help:
 	@echo  '  run       - run developer instance'
 	@echo  '  install   - developer install (./local)'
 	@echo  '  uninstall - uninstall (./local)'
+	@echo  '  gh-pages  - build docs & deploy on gh-pages branch'
 	@echo  ''
 	@$(MAKE) -s -f utils/makefile.include make-help
 	@echo  ''