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-This is the tirst take at the technical site code repository
+This repository contains the code used at the **eduGAIN Technical Site** https://technical.edugain.org
+
+These instructions are under development and are not complete
+
+**Installation**
+Clone the code into your favourite directory 
+git clone git@gitlab.geant.org:edugain/edugain-technical-site.git your_directory
+
+Go to the lib directory and
+cp config-template.php config.php