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+# Explanation
+
+The explanation guides are written to provide big-picture explanations of how JupyterHub works. They are meant to build your understanding of particular topics.
+
+```{toctree}
+:maxdepth: 2
+
+```
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+# FAQs
+
+Find answers to some of the most frequently-asked questions around JupyterHub and how it works.
+
+```{toctree}
+:maxdepth: 2
+
+```
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+# How-to
+
+The _How-to_ guides provide practical step-by-step details to help you achieve a particular goal. They are useful when you are trying to get something done but require you to understand and adapt the steps to your specific usecase.
+
+```{toctree}
+:maxdepth: 2
+
+```
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 ## Contents
 
+Documentation sections (reorganization in-progress)
+
+```{toctree}
+:maxdepth: 1
+
+faq/index.md
+tutorial/index.md
+howto/index.md
+explanation/index.md
+reference/index.md
+```
+
 (index/distributions)=
 
 ### Distributions
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+# Tutorials
+
+This section of the documentation provides step-by-step tutorials to help you achieve a specific goal. The tutorials should be a good place to start learning about JupyterHub and how it works.
+
+```{toctree}
+:maxdepth: 2
+
+```