monero-site/getting-started/index.md

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### New to Monero? Use the sections below to get started!

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<div class="text-center" style="padding-bottom: 15px;"><a style="color: #505050;" href="/getting-started/choose"><img src="//static.getmonero.org/images/icon_client.svg" class="title-icon"><h2 class="inline">{% t gs.how_to %}<span class="green-kicks">Choose</span> a Monero Client</h2></a></div>


<div class="text-center" style="padding-bottom: 15px;"><a style="color: #505050;" href="/getting-started/running"><img src="//static.getmonero.org/images/icon_node.svg" class="title-icon"><h2 class="inline">How to Run a <span class="yellow-kicks">Monero Node</span></h2></a></div>


<div class="text-center" style="padding-bottom: 15px;"><a style="color: #505050;" href="/getting-started/donate"><img src="//static.getmonero.org/images/icon_donations.svg" class="title-icon"><h2 class="inline">Donating and <span class="kicks">Sponsorships</span></h2></a></div>

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<div class="text-center" style="padding-bottom: 15px;"><a style="color: #505050;" href="/downloads"><img src="//static.getmonero.org/images/icon_all_downloads.svg" class="title-icon"><h2 class="inline">All Monero <span class="red-kicks">Downloads</span></h2></a></div>

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<div class="text-center" style="padding-bottom: 15px;"><a style="color: #505050;" href="/getting-started/accepting"><img src="//static.getmonero.org/images/icon_accepting.svg" class="title-icon"><h2 class="inline">Accepting Monero <span class="kicks">Payments</span></h2></a></div>


<div class="text-center" style="padding-bottom: 15px;"><a style="color: #505050;" href="/getting-started/merchants"><img src="//static.getmonero.org/images/icon_merchants.svg" class="title-icon"><h2 class="inline">Monero <span class="purple-kicks">Merchants and Services</span> Directory</h2></a></div>

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