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+# Justicar
+
+A Ruby obsessed static website generator that does web development Justice!
+
+## Installation
+
+Install the gem:
+
+    $ gem install Justicar
+
+## Usage
+
+Using the CLI:
+
+```sh
+$ justicar my_project # <- this generates a new project
+$ cd my_project
+$ bundle install # <- installs dependencies
+$ rake build # <- generates the website
+$ rake serve # <- locally host the project
+```
+
+### How it works:
+
+#### Source Dir:
+
+HTML and CSS gets compiled using Paggio while Js gets compiled using Opal.
+
+#### Public Dir:
+
+This is where static non-generated files go such as Images.
+
+#### Build Dir:
+
+Build is where your generated site gets exported to.
+
+## Development
+
+After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
+
+To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).
+
+## Contributing
+
+Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/realtradam/Justicar.
+
+## License
+
+The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).