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+# Libevent.org
+This repository contains the source code for the libevent website. The site provides documentation, resources, and updates for [libevent](https://github.com/libevent/libevent), an event notification library.
+
+## Overview
+The libevent website is hosted by GitHub Pages and built using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript along with Bootstrap for styling and responsiveness.
+
+## Getting Started
+To set up a local version of the website for development or testing, follow these steps:
+
+1. **Clone the repository:**
+   ```sh
+   git clone https://github.com/libevent/libevent.github.com.git
+   cd libevent.github.com.git 
+   ```
+2.  **Run the website locally:**
+    
+    For Jekyll: [Testing GitHub Pages Sites Locally](https://docs.github.com/en/pages/setting-up-a-github-pages-site-with-jekyll/testing-your-github-pages-site-locally-with-jekyll) <br>
+    In VSCode: [Live Server Extension](https://ritwickdey.github.io/vscode-live-server/)
+4.  **Open `http://localhost:XXXX` in your browser to view the site.**
+
+## Project Structure
+```sh
+libevent-website/ 
+├── images/ 			# Static images used on the site
+├── style.css 			# Master css stylesheet
+├── README.md 			# Project documentation (this file) 
+└── [other files] 		# Additional project files (including HTML files)
+```
+
+## Contributors 
+[![Contributors](https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=libevent/libevent.github.com)](https://github.com/libevent/libevent.github.com/graphs/contributors)