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+---
+icon: home # icons can be found at https://primer.github.io/octicons/
+label: Welcome # text that shows in the left sidebar
+description: Welcome page # the pages description that shows in embed on discord or google search
+layout: defualt # refer too https://retype.com/configuration/page/#layout
+categories: [general] # what categories the page should show in
+tags: [guide, basic, installation] # tags for page so it can be catagorised
+expanded: true # boolean for if the pages folder should be open or collapsed
+visibility: public # refer too https://retype.com/configuration/page/#visibility
+templating: false # boolean for if templating should be enabled
+---
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