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# User documentation

Read the [introduction](user/intro) for a summary of Urbit.
The [installation guide](user/install) gets you ready to run.
The [launch procedure](user/launch) holds your hand as you create
your server image.  Once your urbit is live, the [quickstart
page](user/start) is all you need if in a hurry.

For power users, the [appliance handbook](user/appliance) explains
your apps and how to control them.  The [filesystem handbook](user/clay) 
explains the Urbit filesystem and how to sync it with Unix.
Finally, the [:dojo manual](user/dojo) and [:talk manual](user/talk) 
explore the fine points of our shell and messenger respectively.

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