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+# Self-service of GitHub resources
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+General documentation for using the self-service (stored in directory *otterdog*) can be accessed at [otterdog.readthedocs.io](https://otterdog.readthedocs.io).
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+## Default values
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+The following snippets illustrate the default values that are inherited from the [default configuration](https://github.com/EclipseFdn/otterdog-defaults/blob/main/otterdog-defaults.libsonnet) 
+used at the Eclipse Foundation in a more human readable form.