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+# Contributing
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+Before contributing, please ensure you have the following installed:
+
+- Node.js (version 22)
+- npm (version 10 - included with Node.js)
+
+## Set Up
+
+1. Install the dependencies:
+
+```bash
+npm install
+npm run site:install
+```
+
+2. Start the development server:
+
+```bash
+npm run site:dev
+```
+
+3. Make and test your changes
+4. Format your code:
+
+```bash
+npm run format
+```
+
+5. Push changes to a branch and create a pull request
+
+## Site Organization
+
+This site is powered by Docusaurus and leverages the file-system based versioning capabilities of the framework.
+
+All published content is available within the `site/` directory. Specific pages are organized into subdirectories based on their version.
+
+The root of the site is mapped to the `site/versioned_docs/version-4.6` directory.
+
+So for example the page https://docs.harperdb.io/docs/getting-started/first-harper-app maps to the file `site/versioned_docs/version-4.6/getting-started/first-harper-app.md`. And then the previous 4.5 version of it can be found at `site/versioned_docs/version-4.5/getting-started/first-harper-app.md`. Not all files exist across all versions, and generally you only need to update content across versions 4.6 and 4.5 unless you're specifically targeting an older version.
+
+The root `docs/` directory contains doc files intended for the next version release so depending on your intended changes you may want to copy them to the respective files within that directory too.
+
+The site organization is ever evolving so make sure to revisit this file over time to stay up to date with the latest structure.
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+# Harper Documentation
+
+Documentation website for [Harper](https://harpersystems.dev), a fullstack, serverful Node.js application platform.
+
+Powered by [Docusaurus](https://docusaurus.io/).
+
+## Contributing
+
+This documentation site is open source!
+
+If you notice something out-of-place or have suggestions for improvement, please feel free to submit an issue and/or a pull request. Make sure to follow the relevant bug report and content/feature request templates.
+
+For more information on contributing, follow the [contribution guide](CONTRIBUTING.md).