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title: Mastodon documentation
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Welcome to the Mastodon documentation!

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**Choose your path:**

- [Learn how to use Mastodon]({{< relref "usage/basics.md" >}})
- [Learn how to install Mastodon]({{< relref "administration/installation.md" >}})
- [Learn how to write an app for Mastodon]({{< relref "api/guidelines.md" >}})