diff --git a/mailpoet/README.md b/mailpoet/README.md
index 2ed0364d21..0a57f39cca 100644
--- a/mailpoet/README.md
+++ b/mailpoet/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # MailPoet
+The **MailPoet** plugin.
 
-MailPoet done the right way.
+To use the official Docker-based development environment, see details
+in [the readme file](../readme.md) in the root of this repository. If
+you'd like to use the plugin code directly, you can follow the instructions
+below.
 
 # Contents
 
@@ -17,22 +21,26 @@ MailPoet done the right way.
 - WordPress
 
 ## Installation
-
-The instructions below assume you already have a working WordPress development environment.
+The instructions below assume you already have a working WordPress development environment:
 
 ```bash
-# go to WP plugins directory
-$ cd path_to_wp_directory/wp-content/plugins
-# clone this repository
-$ git clone https://github.com/mailpoet/mailpoet.git
-$ cd mailpoet
-# create the .env file
-$ cp .env.sample .env
-# change the values on .env file
-# install all dependencies (PHP and JS)
-$ ./do install
-# compile JS and CSS files
-$ ./do compile:all
+# 1. Clone this repository somewhere outside the WordPress installation:
+git clone https://github.com/mailpoet/mailpoet.git
+
+# 2. Go to the plugin directory within cloned the repository:
+cd mailpoet/mailpoet
+
+# 3. Symlink the MailPoet plugin to your WordPress installation:
+ln -s $(pwd) <wordpress>/wp-content/plugins/mailpoet
+
+# 4. Create the .env file:
+cp .env.sample .env
+
+# 5. Install dependencies (PHP and JS):
+./do install
+
+# 6. Compile JS and CSS:
+./do compile:all
 ```
 ####Note for NVM users
 In case you use nvm for node versions management you may need to create or update `~/.huskyrc` with:
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 68d9b27039..9c65a33a5d 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 # MailPoet
-The **MailPoet** development environment.
+The **MailPoet** plugin monorepo.
+
+To use our Docker-based development environment (recommended), continue with the steps below.
+If you'd like to use the plugin code directly, see details in [the plugin's readme](mailpoet/README.md).
 
 ## 🔌 Initial setup
 1) Run `./do setup` to pull everything and install necessary dependencies.
-2) Add secrets to `.env` files in `mailpoet-dev-env/mailpoet` and `mailpoet-dev-env/mailpoet-premium`. Go to the Secret Store and look for "MailPoet: plugin .env"
+2) Add secrets to `.env` files in `mailpoet` and `mailpoet-premium` directories. Go to the Secret Store and look for "MailPoet: plugin .env"
 3) Run `./do start` to start the stack.
 4) Go to http://localhost:8888 to see the dashboard of the dev environment.
 
@@ -12,9 +15,9 @@ The **MailPoet** development environment.
 In `Languages & Preferences > PHP > Servers` set path mappings:
 
 ```shell
-mailpoet-dev-env/wordpress        -> /var/www/html
-mailpoet-dev-env/mailpoet         -> /var/www/html/wp-content/plugins/mailpoet
-mailpoet-dev-env/mailpoet-premium -> /var/www/html/wp-content/plugins/mailpoet-premium
+wordpress        -> /var/www/html
+mailpoet         -> /var/www/html/wp-content/plugins/mailpoet
+mailpoet-premium -> /var/www/html/wp-content/plugins/mailpoet-premium
 ```
 
 For PHP 8 and XDebug 3 we support **browser debugging extension**.
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ You can access this help in your command line running `./do` without parameters.
 [Read the article.](https://mailpoet.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MAILPOET/pages/629374977/Adding+new+templates+to+the+plugin)
 
 ## 🚥 Testing with PHP 7.4 or PHP 8.1
-To switch the environment to PHP 7.4/8.1: 
+To switch the environment to PHP 7.4/8.1:
 1) Configure the `wordpress` service in `docker-compose.override.yml` to build from the php74 Dockerfile:
 
    ```yaml