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title: Octopress Documentation
date: July 18 2011
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Octopress is a framework designed for Jekyll, the static blogging engine powering Github Pages. Have a look through
the documentation and if you have trouble, [I'll be happy to help](http://convore.com/octopress/support). If you find errors
[post an issue](https://github.com/imathis/octopress/issues) or fork and send a pull request on the [site branch](https://github.com/imathis/octopress/tree/site).

## Getting Started
If you're using bundler and rvm, this should be a breeze.
- [Initial setup](/docs/setup) - Get source and install dependencies
- [Basic Configuration](/docs/configuring) - Enable third party services and personalize your blog
- [Deploying Octopress](/docs/deploying) - Simple deploy instructions for Rsync and Github pages

## Using Octopress
Your blog should be awesome. This should help.
- [Blogging Basics](/docs/blogging) - How to create blog posts and pages
- [Sharing Code Snippets](/docs/blogging/code) - Share code snippets with ease
- [Syntax Highlighting Test](/docs/blogging/code/test) - Language highlighting tests
- [Blogging With Plugins](/docs/blogging/plugins) - Overview of plugins for blogging
- TODO [Theming & Customization](/docs/theming) - Guide to making changes to your Octopress theme
- TODO [Updating](/docs/updating) - A guide to help you stay up to date

## Octopress Plugins - Usage & Examples
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