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-This is the core / base for a set of accessible class websites. A good example (which this was based on) is [cse340](https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse340/)
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+This is the core / base for a set of accessible class websites. A good example (which this was based on) is [cse340](https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse340/)
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+# How to use
+To use this website, the following steps are necessary:
+
+1. Fork the website, so you can customize it
+2. Update the folowing variables and files:
+   * in .gitlab-ci.yml 
+        ```variables:
+            quarter: eg21wi
+            course: egcse340
+          refs:
+            - egCSE340-WI21```
+3. If at UW, 
+    * Create a directory in /courses/[your class] for this quarter
+    * ask CSE support to enable your repo for the courseweb runner
+    * Make sure to tell them which class this is for so they can set it up properly.
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