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-====== Introduction ======
-Welcome to the wonderful retro/alternative future of Gemini space!
-Here's the [[https://gemini.circumlunar.space/docs/faq.gmi|FAQ on Gemini]]. TL;DR, Gemini is an alternate internet protocol to either [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol| HTTP]] or [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher| Gopher]]. It's being touted as a modern alternative to Gopher, to bring back a lightweight, text-centric interweb but with some of the security features of modern day. As described in the FAQ:
->You may think of Gemini as "the web, stripped right back to its essence" or as "Gopher, souped up and modernised just a little"...
-Creating your own //Gemini site ((SDF **Cluster** Gemini server: **//<nowiki>gemini://sdf.org</nowiki>//** ; SDF **Meta** Gemini server: **//<nowiki>gemini://gem.sdf.org</nowiki>//** .))// ("gemini capsule" the kids call them now) can be fun and SDF gives gemini space to all its users. There are currently two Gemini servers available on SDF, one on the cluster (for all users) and another on the [[metaarray]] for META users.
-You can begin creating your own websites straight away!
-In this tutorial when text looks like this this means it's a command you can run in your shell, either from the cluster, or if you've logged into the meta array.
-===== Getting Started =====
-Gemini hosting is super easy on SDF.
-SDF serves users' gemini content from two places:
-  * **//<nowiki>gemini://sdf.org</nowiki>//** on the cluster
-  * **//<nowiki>gemini://gem.sdf.org</nowiki>//** on the Meta Array
-First, choose if you want to put your files on the cluster or the Meta Array. If you aren't on the Meta Array, then the cluster is your only choice.
-  * Log in to your account on the cluster or the MetaArray
-    * for the cluster Gemini space, create your directory in ''/ftp/pub/users'' with at least an //index.gmi// file:
-      * ''mkdir -p /ftp/pub/users${LOGNAME}''
-    * for the Meta Array Gemini space, create your directory in ''/meta/gemini'' with at least a //index.gmi// file:
-      * ''mkdir -p /meta/gemini/${LOGNAME}''
-Now on to make your first gemini page!
-===== Your First Page! =====
-Creating your first page is SO easy! First you'll need to open a text editor. SDF has many text editors installed but new users to UNIX often find that nano is the easiest to work with. After you change directories to the new directory you just made as described above, either:
-  nano /ftp/pub/users/${LOGNAME}/index.gmi
-or
-  nano /meta/gemini/${LOGNAME}/index.gmi
-This command starts the nano text editor, creating a new file, called 'index.gmi' in your Gemini capsule directory.
-Once you've executed the command above. You'll notice that the terminal layout has changed. If you press keys on your keyboard you'll notice they appear in the "text buffer". Write out the text below into this program.
-  #My First Page!
-  This is my first page in Gemini space!
-  => gemini://sdf.org To the SDF cluster Gemini Homepage
-  => gemini://gem.sdf.org To the SDF Meta Array Gemini Homepage
-Now that you have copied the text out into 'nano', you need to save the file. To do this, hold down the 'CTRL' key on your keyboard and whilst pressing that, press the letter 'x', and respond "yes" to the request to save. You've just written your first //gemtext// file. It's a very simple markup language compared to HTML, as you can see.
-Now, just open a Gemini browser and navigate to either:
-  * for your Gemini page on the cluster: ''<nowiki>gemini://sdf.org/{yourusername}/</nowiki>''
-  * for your Gemini page on the Meta Array: ''<nowiki>gemini://gem.sdf.org/{yourusername}</nowiki>''
-You should see your very own Gemini capsule!
-Once you've created your directory and ''index.gmi'' file you will be added to
-the top index.  Sites are listed by most recent activity first and will
-include a title if you have one in your ''index.gmi''
-==== Viewing Your Gemini Homepage ====
-You can use either of these Gemini browsers on the cluster or in the MetaArray:
-  * //bombadillo//:  at shell type ''bombadillo <nowiki>gemini://sdf.org/{yourusername}/</nowiki>'' (this would go to your cluster page) or
-  * //av98//:  at shell type ''av98 <nowiki>gemini://gem.sdf.org/{yourusername}/</nowiki>'' (this would go to your [[metaarray]] page)
-Additionally, on the metaarray, you can use ''diohsc''
-If you want to get into Gemini more, there are shell and graphical clients available for Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and IOS, you can look for them here: //<nowiki>gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/software/</nowiki>//
-===== Fleshing Out Your Gemini Capsule =====
-You can get more direction on the native markup for Gemini, called //gemtext// by reading the gemtext specification, which can be found by navigating to //[[gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/docs/gemtext.gmi]]//