diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index d90ccf6c..2cefab19 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# Read the Docs configuration file for Sphinx projects
-# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config-file/v2.html for details
+# Read the Docs config for https://docs.archivebox.io
+# https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config-file/v2.html
 
 version: 2
 
@@ -7,27 +7,20 @@ submodules:
   include: all
   recursive: true
 
-# Set the OS, Python version and other tools you might need
 build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
     python: "3.12"
-    nodejs: "20"
+    #nodejs: "20"     # not needed unless we need the full archivebox to run while building docs for some reason
 
-# Build documentation in the "docs/" directory with Sphinx
 sphinx:
   configuration: docs/conf.py
-  # You can configure Sphinx to use a different builder, for instance use the dirhtml builder for simpler URLs
-  # builder: "dirhtml"
 
-# Optionally build your docs in additional formats such as PDF and ePub
 formats:
   - pdf
   - epub
 
-# Optional but recommended, declare the Python requirements required
-# to build your documentation
-# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/guides/reproducible-builds.html
+# https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/guides/reproducible-builds.html
 python:
   install:
     - requirements: docs/requirements.txt