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-# Minimal Template
+<div align="center">
 
-This is a minimal template for creating a blockchain using the Polkadot SDK.
+# Polkadot SDK's Minimal Template
 
-# Docs
+<img height="70px" alt="Polkadot SDK Logo" src="https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/raw/master/docs/images/Polkadot_Logo_Horizontal_Pink_White.png#gh-dark-mode-only"/>
+<img height="70px" alt="Polkadot SDK Logo" src="https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/raw/master/docs/images/Polkadot_Logo_Horizontal_Pink_Black.png#gh-light-mode-only"/>
 
-You can generate and view the [Rust
-Docs](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/commands/cargo-doc.html) for this template
-with this command:
+> This is a minimal template for creating a blockchain based on Polkadot SDK.
+>
+> This template is automatically updated after releases in the main [Polkadot SDK monorepo](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk).
+
+</div>
+
+🤏 This template is a minimal (in terms of complexity and the number of components) template for building a blockchain node.
+
+🔧 Its runtime is configured of a single custom pallet as a starting point, and a handful of ready-made pallets
+such as a [Balances pallet](https://paritytech.github.io/polkadot-sdk/master/pallet_balances/index.html).
+
+👤 The template has no consensus configured - it is best for experimenting with a single node network.
+
+## Template Structure
+
+A Polkadot SDK based project such as this one consists of:
+
+* 💿 a [Node](./node/README.md) - the binary application.
+* 🧮 the [Runtime](./runtime/README.md) - the core logic of the blockchain.
+* 🎨 the [Pallets](./pallets/README.md) - from which the runtime is constructed.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+🦀 The template is using the Rust language.
+
+👉 Check the
+[Rust installation instructions](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install) for your system.
+
+🛠️ Depending on your operating system and Rust version, there might be additional
+packages required to compile this template - please take note of the Rust compiler output.
+
+### Build
+
+🔨 Use the following command to build the node without launching it:
 
 ```sh
-cargo doc -p minimal-template --open
+cargo build --release
 ```
+
+🐳 Alternatively, build the docker image:
+
+```sh
+docker build . -t polkadot-sdk-minimal-template
+```
+
+### Single-Node Development Chain
+
+👤 The following command starts a single-node development chain:
+
+```sh
+./target/release/minimal-template-node --dev
+
+# docker version:
+docker run --rm polkadot-sdk-minimal-template --dev
+```
+
+Development chains:
+
+* 🧹 Do not persist the state.
+* 💰 Are preconfigured with a genesis state that includes several prefunded development accounts.
+* 🧑‍⚖️ Development accounts are used as `sudo` accounts.
+
+### Connect with the Polkadot-JS Apps Front-End
+
+🌐 You can interact with your local node using the
+hosted version of the [Polkadot/Substrate
+Portal](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/explorer?rpc=ws://localhost:9944).
+
+🪐 A hosted version is also
+available on [IPFS](https://dotapps.io/).
+
+🧑‍🔧 You can also find the source code and instructions for hosting your own instance in the
+[`polkadot-js/apps`](https://github.com/polkadot-js/apps) repository.
+
+## Contributing
+
+🔄 This template is automatically updated after releases in the main [Polkadot SDK monorepo](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk).
+
+➡️ Any pull requests should be directed to this [source](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/tree/master/templates/minimal).
+
+😇 Please refer to the monorepo's
+[contribution guidelines](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/blob/master/docs/contributor/CONTRIBUTING.md) and
+[Code of Conduct](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/blob/master/docs/contributor/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
+
+## Getting Help
+
+🧑‍🏫 To learn about Polkadot in general, [Polkadot.network](https://polkadot.network/) website is a good starting point.
+
+🧑‍🔧 For technical introduction, [here](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk#-documentation) are
+the Polkadot SDK documentation resources.
+
+👥 Additionally, there are [GitHub issues](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/issues) and
+[Substrate StackExchange](https://substrate.stackexchange.com/).