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+title: Welcome
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+
+# Alaveteli documentation
+
+<p class="lead">
+  This is the documentation for Alaveteli,
+  an open source Freedom of Information platform
+  created by <a href="http://www.mysociety.org">mySociety</a>.
+</p>
+
+## New to Alaveteli?
+
+You've found the documentation for Alaveteli.
+
+* Learn about the project at [www.alaveteli.org](http://www.alaveteli.org).
+
+* Read [Turbo Transparency](http://www.alaveteli.org/files/2012/10/Turbo-Transparency-v1.0.pdf), a paper about how and why to use Alaveteli for Freedom of Information systems
+
+* Read the [Getting Started guide]({{ site.baseurl }}docs/getting_started)
+
+**The documentation covers
+[installing]({{ site.baseurl }}docs/installing),
+[customising]({{ site.baseurl }}docs/customising), and
+[running]({{ site.baseurl }}docs/running) your own Alaveteli site.**
+
+If you're making changes to the source code, we have
+[documentation for developers]({{ site.baseurl }}docs/developers) too.
+
+If you are an organisation who wants to use Alaveteli in your jurisdiction, or a developer who is interested in collaborating on the software, please
+[get in touch]({{ site.baseurl }}community).
+