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@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ The template allows you to start your own Jupyter Book and hosting that book onl
 
 ## How to get started
 
+How to use the template is demonstrated in the figure below, followed by a step-by-step tutorial.
+
+![template-demo](figures/teachbooks-template.gif)
+The demonstration is also available as a video [here](https://youtu.be/nN3Oi_MVvF0).
+
 1. To get started making your Jupyter Book with our functionalities, use the [template book](https://github.com/TeachBooks/template) as template:
 
 ```{figure} figures/use_template.png
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 docutils==0.17.1
 
 # now list the packages (and the respective url) you wish to download from the GitLab package registry
---extra-index-url https://gitlab.tudelft.nl/api/v4/projects/17983/packages/pypi/simple
-jupyterbook_patches ~= 0.1.4
---extra-index-url https://gitlab.tudelft.nl/api/v4/projects/11239/packages/pypi/simple
-sphinx-thebe ~= 0.9.9
+--extra-index-url https://gitlab.tudelft.nl/api/v4/projects/17983/packages/pypi/simple  #temporarily disable
+jupyterbook_patches ~= 0.1.4  #temporarily disable
+--extra-index-url https://gitlab.tudelft.nl/api/v4/projects/11239/packages/pypi/simple  #temporarily disable
+sphinx-thebe ~= 0.9.9  #temporarily disable
 
 # lastly any packages you wish to download directly from a Git repository
-download_link_replacer @ git+https://gitlab.tudelft.nl/mude/sphinx-download-link-replacer
+download_link_replacer @ git+https://gitlab.tudelft.nl/mude/sphinx-download-link-replacer #temporarily disable