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-# homepage
+# homepage templates
 
-this repo contains all the source files for my homepage
+this repo contains the baseline files for the theme my homepage uses
 
-for just the template parts: [homepage-template](https://git.valhrafnaz.gay/valhrafnaz/homepage-templates)
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+## installation
+
+- clone this repo
+- run the following commands 
+
+```
+np install @11ty/eleventy tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer
+```
+
+you will have to change default parameters set in my index.html
+
+to edit the used fonts (not distributed here), edit tailwindss.config.js
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