diff --git a/install_gitpod.sh b/install_gitpod.sh
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-#!/bin/bash
-rm -f /tmp/install.sh
-curl -s -o /tmp/install.sh  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/threefoldfoundation/data_threefold/development/install.sh
-bash /tmp/install.sh
-bash /workspace/data_threefold/gitpod_scripts/install.sh
-bash /workspace/data_threefold/gitpod_scripts/run.sh
-
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-# metadata
-
-## metadata per project page
-
-```
----
-id: seeds
-title: Planet Regenerative Economy
-status: planned, internal, test, public
-startdate: 2021-03-01
-countries: 
-cities: 
-rank: 1
-excerpt: 
-created: 2019-03-20
-image: ./seeds.png
-image_caption: seeds
-logo: ./logo.png
-author: kristine_vilnite
-members: franz_josef_allmayer
-websites: 
-tags: digitaltwin, grid, cloud, farming
-private: 0
-potential: 
-linkedin:
----
-```
-
-- id: uniquely chosen name, which should not change over time
-- title which shows on overview
-- status: planned, internal, test, public
-- startdate: when then project will start and be available on crystaltwin or tfgrid
-- countries: where is the team, can be comma separated list
-- cities: ...
-- rank: 1 is lowest prio, 5 highest (what to show first)
-- excerpt: short content to show in overview (DONT MAKE IT TOO LONG)
-- created: when the project was registered/created
-- image:
-- image caption:
-- logo: 
-- author: 1 or more persons who created the content
-- members: 1 or more persons behind project (the members of the project, use the id)
-- websites:
-- tags: generic to allow us to search & show. Choose from: 
-    - digitaltwin : for project who will use digital twin as backend
-    - grid : for project will use the grid
-    - data_center : for projects that will use the VDC (Cloud)
-    - tech : techological solution
-    - security : safety layer projects 
-    - payment : token provider, issuer
-    - farming : for projects that are farmers
-- private:
-    - 0 : projects that are visible to all
-    - 1 : projects that we keep private
-- potential: describe the potential for a project e.g. 1m users in X months, X TB of storage, ... can use multiple lanes
-- linkedin: link to projects linkedin page
-
-the section for vimeo:
-```
-<BR>
-
-<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/434681704" width="800" height="450" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen></iframe>
-
-<BR>
-
-```
-
-to use breaks do ```enter <BR> enter```
-
-## metadata per person page
-
-```
----
-id: kristine_vilnite
-name: Kristine Vilnite
-rank: 4
-memberships: foundation (threefold_tech, project, ambassador, farmer, gridcouncil.. see other options below)
-bio: info about the person (values, mission, why threefold, experience, current occupation etc.)
-excerpt: very short line highliting person (from description)
-linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/...
-websites: https://threefold.io/, https://www.mazraa.io/
-image: ./kristine_vilnite.png
-project_ids: threefold_foundation
-countries: Latvia
-cities: Riga
-private: 0
----
-```
-
-- meberships, choose from:
-    - threefold_foundation, threefold_tech, ambassador, farmer, project, guardian, techcounil, gridcouncil
-- bio: business experience/skills
-- project_ids: which projects person is part of
-- private:
-
-the section for vimeo:
-```
-<BR>
-
-<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/417088459" width="800" height="450" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen></iframe>
-
-<BR>
-```
-
-
-
-# examples
-
-## project
-
-
-see https://github.com/threefoldtech/www_partners_v2/blob/main/content/project/vlinder/vlinder.md
-
-## person
-
-exammple: https://github.com/threefoldtech/www_partners_v2/blob/main/content/person/adnan_fatayerji/adnan_fatayerji.md
-  
-  
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-# how to contribute
-
-... TODO
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-
-# tools to work with our publishing sites
-
-TO BE DONE
-
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-#!/bin/bash
-bash /workspace/data_threefold/gitpod_scripts/run.sh
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-npm install --global @gridsome/cli
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