Explain how mkdocs plugins are supported (#130)

I found no reference how to install the required dependencies. This feature is already there but not documented, so I extended the README file. Out of my view this resolves #12, #53 and #97 Signed-off-by: rekire <[email protected]>
mhausenblas · Oct 26, 2021 · 786c1c8 · 786c1c8
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 Some Python packages require C bindings. These packages can be installed using the `EXTRA_PACKAGES` variable. The `EXTRA_PACKAGES` variable will be passed to the `apk add` command of Alpine Linux before running `pip install` to install the Python packages.
 
+## Installing mkdocs plugins
+
+If you use some mkdocs plugins like [`codeinclude`](https://github.com/rnorth/mkdocs-codeinclude-plugin) then you need to define it as dependency in the typical python way with a `requirements.txt` file. In the sample above you need to add the line `mkdocs-codeinclude-plugin`. Then you need to link the file using the `REQUIREMENTS` variable.
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 ## Example usage
 
 ```shell
@@ -66,4 +70,5 @@ jobs:
           CONFIG_FILE: folder/mkdocs.yml
           EXTRA_PACKAGES: build-base
           # GITHUB_DOMAIN: github.myenterprise.com
+          REQUIREMENTS: folder/requirements.txt
 ```