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        <h1>ARVADOS</h1>
        <p>A free and open source platform for big data science</p>
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      <p><a href="https://arvados.org/">Arvados</a>  enables you to quickly begin using cloud computing resources in your data science work. It allows you to track your methods and datasets, share them securely, and easily re-run analyses.
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      <p>Check out our <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/start/index.html">key features</a>, complete with screenshots, and then follow our tutorial to <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/start/getting_started/firstpipeline.html">run your first pipeline</a> using our <a href="http://lp.curoverse.com/beta-signup/">public beta</a>.
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      <p>On this page, you can also find more in-depth guides for using Arvados.
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        <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/start/index.html">Getting Started</a> &mdash; Start here if you're new to Arvados.
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        <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/user/index.html">User Guide</a> &mdash; How to manage data and do analysis with Arvados.
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        <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/sdk/index.html">SDK Reference</a> &mdash; Details about the accessing Arvados from various programming languages.
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        <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/api/index.html">API Reference</a> &mdash; Details about the the Arvados REST API.
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        <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/admin/index.html">Admin Guide</a> &mdash; How to administer an Arvados system.
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        <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/install/index.html">Install Guide</a> &mdash; How to install Arvados on a cloud platform.
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