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 Any contributions to the guide itself should be made via the [guide's project repo](https://github.com/OWASP/wstg), using a pull request. (No one outside the project leadership or foundation automation should be pushing directly to either repo.)
 
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 ## Getting Started
 
 To set up a local development environment for this [Jekyll](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/ubuntu/) site: