Welcome to the repository for the OpenFEDEM Website. This repository contains the source files (Markdown) and content for the OpenFEDEM website.

OpenFEDEM (Open Finite Element Dynamics in Elastic Mechanisms) is an open source software package developed to provide comprehensive solutions in active nonlinear structural dynamics and adjacent engineering fields. The GUI part of this package can be found at openfedem/fedem-gui whereas the solvers can be fond at openfedem/fedem-solvers.

This repository is dedicated to the development and maintenance of OpenFEDEM's official website, built using MkDocs from the Markdown source files.

To set up a local version of the web site for development purposes, you will need to install MkDocs. Follow these steps:

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/openfedem/openfedem.org.git
   

2. Install MkDocs:

   pip install mkdocs mkdocs-material pymdown-extensions
   

   See the MkDocs Installation Guide for further instructions.

3. Navigate to the cloned directory openfedem.org and run the command

   mkdocs serve
   

   This will start a local web-server and you can view the results by visiting the address http://127.0.0.1:8000 in your web browser.

After setting up the local environment:

• Edit the Markdown files to update the website content locally. The changes will be visible immediately in the local web server when using mkdocs serve.

• Once all changes are finalized, they can be built into static files by running the command

  mkdocs build
  

The first line holds the title of the subpage and shall have Markdown heading level 1, typically #<title>

The Markdown heading level 2, e.g., ##<section heading>, represents the first section level, and so on.

Contributions to improve this website are welcome. Please follow these steps to contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your changes.
3. Make your changes and test them locally.
4. Submit a pull request with a clear description of the changes.

All raw files used by MkDocs to make the static website shall be located under the docs directory and adequately linked into the nav section of the mkdocs.yml file.

Publishing new website content can only be performed using the OpenFEDEM website admin user.

Build a local static version with mkdocs build. This will create or update a site directory where all the files to be pushed to the web server are located. This can be done from one.com's file browser, alternatively using SFTP. Visit one.com's user guide for more information.

For questions or suggestions regarding OpenFEDEM, please contact a Maintainer listed here.

This README is a guide to help users and contributors understand and participate in the development of the OpenFEDEM website. For more information on the OpenFEDEM software's source code, please visit the fedem-gui and/or the fedem-solvers repositories.