diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+_site
+.sass-cache
+.jekyll-cache
+.jekyll-metadata
+vendor
+Gemfile.lock
diff --git a/404.html b/404.html
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+---
+permalink: /404.html
+layout: default
+---
+
+<div class="container">
+  <h1>404</h1>
+
+  <p><strong>Page not found :(</strong></p>
+  <p>The requested page could not be found.</p>
+</div>
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
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+source "https://rubygems.org"
+# Hello! This is where you manage which Jekyll version is used to run.
+# When you want to use a different version, change it below, save the
+# file and run `bundle install`. Run Jekyll with `bundle exec`, like so:
+#
+#     bundle exec jekyll serve
+#
+# This will help ensure the proper Jekyll version is running.
+# Happy Jekylling!
+# gem "jekyll", "~> 4.3.3"
+# This is the default theme for new Jekyll sites. You may change this to anything you like.
+gem "jekyll-theme-minimal", "~> 0.2.0"
+# If you want to use GitHub Pages, remove the "gem "jekyll"" above and
+# uncomment the line below. To upgrade, run `bundle update github-pages`.
+  gem "github-pages", "~> 232", group: :jekyll_plugins
+# If you have any plugins, put them here!
+group :jekyll_plugins do
+  gem "jekyll-remote-theme"
+end
+
+# Windows and JRuby does not include zoneinfo files, so bundle the tzinfo-data gem
+# and associated library.
+platforms :mingw, :x64_mingw, :mswin, :jruby do
+  gem "tzinfo", ">= 1", "< 3"
+  gem "tzinfo-data"
+end
+
+# Performance-booster for watching directories on Windows
+gem "wdm", "~> 0.1.1", :platforms => [:mingw, :x64_mingw, :mswin]
+
+# Lock `http_parser.rb` gem to `v0.6.x` on JRuby builds since newer versions of the gem
+# do not have a Java counterpart.
+gem "http_parser.rb", "~> 0.6.0", :platforms => [:jruby]
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
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+++ b/_config.yml
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+# Welcome to Jekyll!
+#
+# This config file is meant for settings that affect your whole blog, values
+# which you are expected to set up once and rarely edit after that. If you find
+# yourself editing this file very often, consider using Jekyll's data files
+# feature for the data you need to update frequently.
+#
+# For technical reasons, this file is *NOT* reloaded automatically when you use
+# 'bundle exec jekyll serve'. If you change this file, please restart the server process.
+#
+# If you need help with YAML syntax, here are some quick references for you:
+# https://learn-the-web.algonquindesign.ca/topics/markdown-yaml-cheat-sheet/#yaml
+# https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/yaml/
+#
+# Site settings
+# These are used to personalize your new site. If you look in the HTML files,
+# you will see them accessed via {{ site.title }}, {{ site.email }}, and so on.
+# You can create any custom variable you would like, and they will be accessible
+# in the templates via {{ site.myvariable }}.
+
+title: Course Title
+email: tech@orbiscascade.org
+description: >- # this means to ignore newlines until "baseurl:"
+  Course description, in _config.yml
+baseurl: "" # GitHub repository path, e.g., /systems-librarianship
+url: "https://github.orbiscascade.org" # the base hostname & protocol for your site, e.g. http://example.com
+logo: "/assets/img/orbis_cascade_logo.png"
+
+# Build settings
+remote_theme: pages-themes/minimal@v0.2.0
+plugins:
+  - jekyll-remote-theme
+
+# Include non-standard directories
+include: ['_pages']
+
+# Exclude from processing.
+# The following items will not be processed, by default.
+# Any item listed under the `exclude:` key here will be automatically added to
+# the internal "default list".
+#
+# Excluded items can be processed by explicitly listing the directories or
+# their entries' file path in the `include:` list.
+#
+# exclude:
+#   - .sass-cache/
+#   - .jekyll-cache/
+#   - gemfiles/
+#   - Gemfile
+#   - Gemfile.lock
+#   - node_modules/
+#   - vendor/bundle/
+#   - vendor/cache/
+#   - vendor/gems/
+#   - vendor/ruby/
diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
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+++ b/_layouts/default.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="{{ site.lang | default: "en-US" }}">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+
+{% seo %}
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ "/assets/css/style.css?v=" | append: site.github.build_revision | relative_url }}">
+    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/html5shiv/3.7.3/html5shiv.min.js"></script>
+    <![endif]-->
+    {% include head-custom.html %}
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <div class="wrapper">
+	  <div id="side">
+		  <header>
+			{% if site.logo %}
+			<a href="{{ "/" | absolute_url }}" id="logo">
+			  <img src="{{site.logo | relative_url}}" alt="Logo" />
+			</a>
+			{% endif %}
+			<h1><a href="{{ "/" | absolute_url }}">{{ site.title | default: site.github.repository_name }}</a></h1>
+			<p>{{ site.description | default: site.github.project_tagline }}</p>
+		  </header>
+		  <div id="menu">
+			<ul>
+			  {% assign sorted_pages = site.pages | sort: "order" %}
+			  {% for page in sorted_pages %}
+			    {% if page.path contains "_pages/" %}
+				<li><a href="{{ page.url }}">{{ page.title }}</a></li>
+				{% endif %}
+			  {% endfor %}  <!-- page -->
+			</ul>
+		  </div>
+		  <footer>
+			{% if site.github.is_project_page %}
+			<p>This project is maintained by <a href="{{ site.github.owner_url }}">{{ site.github.owner_name }}</a></p>
+			{% endif %}
+			<p><small>Hosted on GitHub Pages<br />Minimal theme by <a href="https://github.com/orderedlist">orderedlist</a></small></p>
+		  </footer>
+	  </div>
+      <section>
+      {{ content }}
+      </section>
+	</div>
+    <script src="{{ "/assets/js/scale.fix.js" | relative_url }}"></script>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/_pages/page.md b/_pages/page.md
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+---
+layout: default
+title: Page Title
+permalink: /page
+order: 1
+---
+
+# {{ page.title }}
+
+This is a basic page template. Set the title, permalink, and order in the frontmatter, above.
+
+[Next page](/page2)
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+---
+layout: default
+title: Second Page
+permalink: /page2
+order: 2
+---
+
+# {{ page.title }}
+
+This is an example of a second page in the menu.
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diff --git a/assets/css/style.scss b/assets/css/style.scss
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+---
+---
+
+@import "{{ site.theme }}";
+
+body {
+  color: #333;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+}
+
+a:hover, a:focus, a:active {
+  font-weight: inherit;
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+h1 {
+  font-size: 200%;
+}
+
+h2 {
+  font-size: 150%;
+}
+
+h3 {
+  font-size: 130%;
+}
+
+small {
+  font-size: 90%;
+}
+
+.wrapper {
+  width: 1160px;
+}
+
+#side {
+  position: fixed;
+  width: 260px;
+}
+
+a#logo {
+  display: inline-block;
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+}
+
+header {
+  float: none;
+  width: 100%;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+section {
+  float: none;
+  margin-left: 290px;
+  width: auto;
+}
+
+footer {
+  float: none;
+  width: 100%;
+  position: relative;
+  bottom: auto;
+}
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diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
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+---
+layout: default
+title: Home
+---
+
+# {{ page.title }}
+
+This is the homepage of the course.
+
+## Adding Pages
+
+Add and edit pages within the /pages directory. [Example](/page)
+
+Set the titles, permalinks, and order in the frontmatter. (Between the lines of three dashes at the top.)
+
+All pages will appear in the menu to the left. For example, the page with an order of 1 will appear first in the list.
+
+## Markdown
+
+All pages are written in Markdown. See [Basic Syntax](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/)
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