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-# IOOS demonstrations and examples notebooks
+# IOOS CodeLab
+
+The [IOOS CodeLab](https://ioos.github.io/ioos_code_lab) is a collection of tutorials and examples of how to access and 
+utilize the many IOOS technologies and data sources available. This site is geared towards scientists and environmental 
+managers interested in “diving deep” into the numbers and creating original plots and data analysis. Most notebook 
+examples are written in Python, however, we also have a growing number of notebooks written in Matlab, and R.
 
 See the rendered version at https://ioos.github.io/ioos_code_lab
 
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 ## Citation
 
 [![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/399546690.svg)](https://zenodo.org/badge/latestdoi/399546690)
+
+----
+## Build the JupyterBook locally
+### Resources:
+* Jupyter-book command line interface: https://jupyterbook.org/basics/build.html
+
+### Requirements:
+
+* Git: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git
+* Jupyter{Book}: https://jupyterbook.org/intro.html
+* Web Browser
+
+### Installation
+Install jupyter-book:
+```
+conda install jupyter-book
+```
+Clone the [ioos_code_lab](https://github.com/ioos/ioos_code_lab) repository.
+```
+git clone https://github.com/ioos/ioos_code_lab.git
+```
+Once you have cloned the repository, you have all the required notebooks cloned onto your system 
+(in the `/jupyterbook/content` directory). 
+
+### Build the JupyterBook
+Run the following command to build the JupyterBook.
+```
+jupyter-book build jupyterbook/
+```
+The command should be run relative to the `jupyterbook/` directory.
+
+If you are in the `jupyterbook/` directory, you can build the book using
+```
+juyter-book build .
+```
+
+### View the built JupyterBook
+Your book's HTML pages are here:
+```
+jupyterbook\_build\html\
+```
+You can look at your book by opening this file in a browser:
+```
+jupyterbook\_build\html\index.html
+```
+Or, use the full link displayed in the terminal to view the website.
+
+### Clean up the book's generated files
+To entirely remove the folders in the `_build/` directory:
+```
+jupyter-book clean jupyterbook/ --all
+```
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