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 # Getting Started
 
+## Starter repo
+
+The fastest way to try this in an empty project is to click the green "Use this template" button on https://github.com/bazel-starters/cpp.
+
+## In your project
+
 Add the following to your `WORKSPACE` file:
 
 ```starlark