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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)