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+# The Den Development Wiki
+
+An mdbook-based developer documentation website for The Den's rebase.
+
+## Website
+
+You can find the site at https://docs.denstation.net
+
+## Prerequisites
+There's a few things you have to do before you get started on contributing.
+
+1. Download [Rust](https://rustup.rs)
+2. Open your commandline of choice
+3. Run ``cargo install mdbook mdbook-pagetoc mdbook-admonish mdbook-linkcheck mdbook-template``
+4. Fork this repository
+5. Find a folder you'd want to put this repository in; it can go anywhere you want.
+6. On Windows: shift right-click an empty spot inside the file explorer.
+7. Click ``Open PowerShell window here``
+8. Run ``git clone link-to-your-fork``
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