diff --git a/.github/workflows/sandpaper-main.yaml b/.github/workflows/sandpaper-main.yaml
index b3d1de8c8c..7a9aaedc43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sandpaper-main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sandpaper-main.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - master
+      - l10n_main
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * 2'
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "Checkout Lesson"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: l10n_main
 
       - name: "Set up R"
         uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
@@ -56,9 +59,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cache-version: ${{ secrets.CACHE_VERSION }}
 
+      - name: Create and populate .Renviron file with LANG_CODE secret
+        run: |
+          echo "LANG_CODE=${{ secrets.LANG_CODE }}" >> ~/.Renviron
+
       - name: "Deploy Site"
         run: |
           reset <- "${{ github.event.inputs.reset }}" == "true"
+          options(repos = c(carpentries = "https://carpentries.r-universe.dev/", CRAN = "https://cran.rstudio.com/"))
+          renv::install("carpentries/sandpaper")
+          renv::install("joelnitta/dovetail")
           sandpaper::package_cache_trigger(TRUE)
-          sandpaper:::ci_deploy(reset = reset)
+          lesson_trans_dir <- paste0(tempdir(), "/dovetail-", Sys.Date())
+          lang_code <- Sys.getenv("LANG_CODE", unset = "en")
+          dovetail:::make_translated_dir(
+            translated_dir = lesson_trans_dir, overwrite = TRUE, lang = lang_code,
+            l10n_branch = NULL, clean = FALSE)
+          sandpaper:::ci_deploy(path = lesson_trans_dir, reset = reset)
         shell: Rscript {0}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d6ad1aa66..44642eec32 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,29 +1,16 @@
-[![Create a Slack Account with us](https://img.shields.io/badge/Create_Slack_Account-The_Carpentries-071159.svg)](https://slack-invite.carpentries.org/)
-[![Slack Status](https://img.shields.io/badge/Slack_Channel-swc--git-E01563.svg)](https://carpentries.slack.com/messages/C91JS49HD)
+[![Create a Slack Account with us][create_slack_svg]][slack_invite]
 
-# git-novice
+# Internationalisation hub repository for Software Carpentry git-novice
 
 An introduction to version control for novices using Git.
-Please see [https://swcarpentry.github.io/git-novice/](https://swcarpentry.github.io/git-novice/) for a rendered version of this material,
-or [the lesson template documentation][lesson-example] for instructions on formatting, building, and submitting material.
-
-Maintainers:
+Please see [https://swcarpentry.github.io/git-novice/](https://swcarpentry.github.io/git-novice/) for a rendered version of this material in english.
 
-- [Kat Koziar][koziar_kat]: [@kekoziar](https://github.com/kekoziar)
-- [Martino Sorbaro][sorbaro_mart]: [@martinosorb](https://github.com/martinosorb)
+More info to follow.
 
-Alumni maintainers:
+[create_slack_svg]: https://img.shields.io/badge/Create_Slack_Account-The_Carpentries-071159.svg
+[slack_invite]: https://slack-invite.carpentries.org/
 
-- [Ivan Gonzalez][gonzalez_ivan]: [@iglpdc](https://github.com/iglpdc)
-- [Daisie Huang][huang_daisie]: [@daisieh](https://github.com/daisieh)
-- [Nima Hejazi][hejazi_nima]: [@nhejazi](https://github.com/nhejazi)
-- [Madicken Munk][munk_madicken]: [@munkm](https://github.com/munkm)
 
+[![Create a Slack Account with us](https://img.shields.io/badge/Create_Slack_Account-The_Carpentries-071159.svg)](https://slack-invite.carpentries.org/)
+[![Slack Status](https://img.shields.io/badge/Slack_Channel-swc--git-E01563.svg)](https://carpentries.slack.com/messages/C91JS49HD)
 
-[lesson-example]: https://carpentries.github.io/sandpaper-docs/
-[hejazi_nima]: https://carpentries.org/instructors/#nhejazi
-[koziar_kat]: https://carpentries.org/instructors/#kekoziar
-[munk_madicken]: https://carpentries.org/instructors/#munkm
-[gonzalez_ivan]: https://carpentries.org/instructors/#iglpdc
-[huang_daisie]: https://software-carpentry.org/team/#huang_daisie
-[sorbaro_mart]: https://carpentries.org/instructors/#martinosorb
diff --git a/crowdin.yml b/crowdin.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..161a887d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crowdin.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+preserve_hierarchy: true
+
+files:
+  - source: /episodes/*.Rmd
+    dest: /episodes/%file_name%.md
+    type: md
+    translation: /locale/%two_letters_code%/episodes/%original_file_name%
+    update_option: update_as_unapproved
+  - source: /episodes/*.md
+    translation: /locale/%two_letters_code%/episodes/%original_file_name%
+    update_option: update_as_unapproved
+  - source: /instructors/*.md
+    translation: /locale/%two_letters_code%/instructors/%original_file_name%
+    update_option: update_as_unapproved
+  - source: /learners/*.md
+    translation: /locale/%two_letters_code%/learners/%original_file_name%
+    update_option: update_as_unapproved
+  - source: /profiles/*.md
+    translation: /locale/%two_letters_code%/profiles/%original_file_name%
+    update_option: update_as_unapproved
+  - source: /CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+    translation: /locale/%two_letters_code%/%original_file_name%
+    update_option: update_as_unapproved
+  - source: /config.yaml
+    translation: /locale/%two_letters_code%/%original_file_name%
+    update_option: update_as_unapproved
+  - source: /CONTRIBUTING.md
+    translation: /locale/%two_letters_code%/%original_file_name%
+    update_option: update_as_unapproved
+  - source: /LICENSE.md
+    translation: /locale/%two_letters_code%/%original_file_name%
+    update_option: update_as_unapproved
+  - source: /README.md
+    translation: /locale/%two_letters_code%/%original_file_name%
+    update_option: update_as_unapproved
+  - source: /index.md
+    translation: /locale/%two_letters_code%/%original_file_name%
+    update_option: update_as_unapproved
+  - source: /links.md
+    translation: /locale/%two_letters_code%/%original_file_name%
+    update_option: update_as_unapproved
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