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@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ release = '2023.2.21'
 # -- General configuration
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../'))
 
+master_doc = 'index'
+
 extensions = [
     'sphinx.ext.duration',
     'sphinx.ext.doctest',
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+Welcome to the DART-WRF documentation!
+======================================
+
+**DART-WRF** is a python package to run an Ensemble Data Assimilation system using the data assimilation suite `DART <https://docs.dart.ucar.edu/en/latest/README.html>`_ and the weather research and forecast model `WRF <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/docs/docs_and_pubs.html>`_.
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+DART-WRF is available at `github.com/lkugler/DART-WRF <https://github.com/lkugler/DART-WRF>`_ using the command line: 
+
+.. code-block::
+   
+   git clone https://github.com/lkugler/DART-WRF.git
+   cd DART-WRF
+   pip install -e .
+
+
+Other helpful resources
+-----------------------
+
+**DART documentation** `[here] <https://docs.dart.ucar.edu/en/latest/README.html>`_
+**WRF user guide** `[here] <http://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/docs/user_guide_v4/v4.2/WRFUsersGuide_v42.pdf>`_
+
+
+.. toctree::
+   :hidden:
+
+   Home <self>
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+   :caption: Tutorials:
+
+   notebooks/test
+
+
+API
+===
+
+* :ref:`genindex`
+* :ref:`modindex`
+* :ref:`search`
+
+