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-# the-littlest-jupyterhub
-JupyterHub distribution for small, single-node hubs
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+The Littlest JupyterHub
+=======================
+
+.. image:: https://circleci.com/gh/yuvipanda/the-littlest-jupyterhub.svg?style=shield
+   :target: https://circleci.com/gh/yuvipanda/the-littlest-jupyterhub
+.. image:: https://media.readthedocs.org/static/projects/badges/passing-flat.svg
+   :target: https://the-littlest-jupyterhub.readthedocs.io
+.. image:: https://badges.gitter.im/jupyterhub/jupyterhub.svg
+   :target: https://gitter.im/jupyterhub/jupyterhub
+
+A simple JupyterHub distribution for 1-50 users on a single server.
+
+This project is currently in pre-alpha state & extremely prone to breaking!
+
+See `this blog post <http://words.yuvi.in/post/the-littlest-jupyterhub/>`_ for
+more information.
+
+Quick Start
+-----------
+
+On a fresh Ubuntu 18.04 server, you can install The Littlest JupyterHub with:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yuvipanda/the-littlest-jupyterhub/master/installer/install.bash | sudo bash -
+
+This takes 2-5 minutes to run. When completed, you can access your new JupyterHub
+at the public IP of your server (on the default http port 80)!
+
+For more information (including other installation methods), check out the
+`documentation <https://the-littlest-jupyterhub.readthedocs.io>`_.