diff --git a/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/build-configuration.md b/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/build-configuration.md
index 30e55e897c8e7236066a14e00389e595498e84fe..841b6fedbd6bd5f9d09f16b9cb458722c3cd9562 100644
--- a/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/build-configuration.md
+++ b/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/build-configuration.md
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@ Before compiling the developer has to choose a configuration of the software. OG
 To separate source code from generated files such as compiled libraries, executables, test outputs and IDE projects we create build-directories. They can be placed arbitrarily. You can have as many build-directories as you like for e.g. different configurations but they will all use one source code directory. A typically directory structure:
 
 - `ogs-source-code` (or simply `ogs`)
-  - `build/release`
-  - `build/debug`
-  - `build/release-petsc`
-- `build` (can also be placed outside the source tree)
+- `build` (should be placed outside the source directory)
+  - `release`
+  - `debug`
 
 ## Configure with CMake
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ In the source directory run `cmake`:
 cmake -S . --preset=release
 ```
 
-This will create a build-directory in the source tree (`build/release`) with the default CMake options and the Release configuration.
+This will create a build-directory outside the source tree (`../build/release`) with the default CMake options and the Release configuration.
 
 Additionally you can pass any CMake variable or option with `-DVARIABLE_NAME=VALUE` (note the `-D` in front!) to the CMake command. You can also overwrite the generator with the `-G` parameter or the build-directory with the `-B` parameter (to see all available options just run `cmake --help`)
 
@@ -128,9 +127,9 @@ If you cannot use CMake presets (e.g. when your CMake installation does not supp
 
 ```bash
 # in ogs source-directory
-mkdir -p build/release
-cd build/release
-cmake ../.. -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+mkdir -p ../build/release
+cd ../build/release
+cmake ../../ogs -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
 ```
 
 ## Option: Configure with a visual tool
diff --git a/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/build.md b/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/build.md
index b8866543b598b82919e593320effb1edc0db8c78..6afbee70d1c828d4de2bbc605e35b5017c0396aa 100644
--- a/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/build.md
+++ b/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/build.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ You can work normally in Visual Studio but remember that you have to make projec
 To build with the `ninja` tool on the shell go to your previously configured build directory and type `ninja`:
 
 ```bash
-cd build/release
+cd ../build/release
 ninja
 ```
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