Major rework on documentation to make it compatible to readthedocs.org

README.md

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ transactions based on miner requirements ("standard" transactions).
 
 One key difference between btcd and Bitcoin Core is that btcd does *NOT* include
 wallet functionality and this was a very intentional design decision.  See the
-blog entry [here](https://blog.conformal.com/btcd-not-your-moms-bitcoin-daemon)
+blog entry [here](https://web.archive.org/web/20171125143919/https://blog.conformal.com/btcd-not-your-moms-bitcoin-daemon)
 for more details.  This means you can't actually make or receive payments
 directly with btcd.  That functionality is provided by the
 [btcwallet](https://github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet) and

docs/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/_build

docs/Makefile

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+# Minimal makefile for Sphinx documentation
+#
+
+# You can set these variables from the command line, and also
+# from the environment for the first two.
+SPHINXOPTS    ?=
+SPHINXBUILD   ?= sphinx-build
+SOURCEDIR     = .
+BUILDDIR      = _build
+
+# Put it first so that "make" without argument is like "make help".
+help:
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+
+.PHONY: help Makefile
+
+# Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
+# "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).
+%: Makefile
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)