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 # Distill Templates
 
-This is the repository for the distill web framework. If you're interesting in just using the framework to write an article for the [Distill journal](http://distill.pub), visit http://distill.pub/guide/. If you're interested in submitting pull requests or developing on the framework itself, read on.
+This is the repository for the distill web framework. If you're interesting in just using the framework to write an article for the [Distill journal](http://distill.pub), visit http://distill.pub/guide/. 
+
+The general process for using this framework is to hotlink the compiled code in your dev environment. 
+
+```html
+<script src="http://distill.pub/template.v1.js"></script>
+```
+
+You can also install it as a local dependency through npm or with yarn.
+
+```
+npm install --D distill-template
+```
+
+If you're interested in submitting pull requests or developing on the framework itself, read on.
 
 ## Development