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+# Congratulations on setting up {{cookiecutter.SITE_TITLE}}!
+
+This is your site to figure out what you want to do with it. This file exists to give you a 
+little bit of direction in your next steps.
+
+## Check the configuration
+
+We've set up a default `pyproject.toml` for you with the default configuration for
+- site
+- module
+- collection (if you chose to include a blog and/or a collection)
+
+but this might not be the right configuration for you so you might want to double-check. Especially
+if you went into `app.py` and changed any names around.
+
+## GitHuB Workflows
+We gave you a pair of example GitHub workflows:
+- ExampleGitHubAction.yml - this example workflow is what you should use if you are managing the \
+requirements with `requirements.txt` and using `pip`. Just copy the file over to `.github/workflows` \
+and it will run automagically any time you push a change up.
+- ExampleGitHubActionUV.yml - this example workflow is what you should use if you are managing the \
+requirements with `uv`. Just copy the file over to `.github/workflows` and it will run automagically \
+any time you push a change up.
+
+## Seeing what you have
+Run `render-engine serve` and a local copy of your site will be available to see at 
+`http://localhost:8000`. Don't worry about remembering that or copying it from here - the console
+will give you the link. If you add `--reload` to the command, it will rerender the site any time
+there is a change to the `content` directory or one of the files in it. If you use the `--clean`
+option it will remove any previous output directory before it renders the site.
+
+## Adding content
+Go a head and use the CLI to add a new page to one of your collections
+```shell
+render-engine new-entry <filename> [options]
+```
+This will create the content file and open the editor for you. Once you're done, check out what it 
+looks like with `render-engine serve`.
+
+## Need more help?
+Check out the [documentation](https://render-engine.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) for more details on
+what `render-engine` is capable of doing and how to use it.
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+[render-engine.cli]
+site = "app"
+module = "app"
+{% if not cookiecutter.skip_blog %}
+collection = "blog"
+{% elif not cookiecutter.skip_collection %}
+collection = "pages"
+{% endif %}