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 Codepod provides the interactive coding experience popularized by Jupyter, but
 with scalability and production-readiness. Users can still incrementally build
 up code by trying out a small code snippet each time. But they would not be
-overwhelmed by the great number of code snippets as the projects grow.
-
-<div align="center"><h3><a href="https://codepod.io" target="_blank"> homepage</a> | 
-  <a href="https://codepod.io/docs/manual/" target="_blank">manual</a> |
-  <a href="https://app.codepod.io" target="_blank">try online</a>
-</h3>
-<!-- <a href="https://discord.gg/W4B4gQdZZS"><img src="https://dcbadge.vercel.app/api/server/W4B4gQdZZS?style=flat" /></a> -->
- </div>
+overwhelmed by the great number of code snippets as the projects grow. Learn
+more on our website at https://codepod.io.
 
 ![screenshot](./screenshot-canvas.png)
 
-<!-- # Gallery
-
-Thanks to our community, we now have CodePod showcases ranging from analytical geometry to bioinformatics.
-
-- [plotting common functions](https://app.codepod.io/repo/2ncnioylo9abo3otdxjs)
-- [image operations using skimage](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/44469195/239033643-decbd7ae-29bb-44b9-af33-d4cb7c2bce46.png)
-- [tel-siRNA sequence detector](https://app.codepod.io/repo/b94n7n00a9395xwhv1o8) -->
-
 # Install
 
+You can [use CodePod online](https://app.codepod.io) without installing it
+locally. To install it on your computer:
+
 Step 1: install prerequisite: [nodejs](https://nodejs.org/en/download) runtime
 and python & ipykernel:
 
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 Do use [Prettier](https://prettier.io/) (e.g., [its VSCode
 plugin](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=esbenp.prettier-vscode))
 to format your code before checking in.
-Last but not least, give us a star on Github!
 
 # Citation