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+from pathlib import Path
+
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+import frontmatter
+import markdown
+
+from pydis_site import settings
+
+
+ENTRIES_PATH = Path(settings.BASE_DIR, "pydis_site", "apps", "timeline", "entries")
+
+
+class TimelineConfig(AppConfig):
+    """AppConfig instance for Timeline app."""
+
+    name = 'pydis_site.apps.timeline'
+
+    def ready(self) -> None:
+        """Fetch all the timeline entries."""
+        self.entries = []
+
+        for path in ENTRIES_PATH.rglob("*.md"):
+            metadata, content = frontmatter.parse(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+
+            md = markdown.Markdown()
+            html = str(md.convert(content))
+
+            # Strip `.md` file extension from filename and split it into the
+            # date (for sorting) and slug (for linking).
+            key, slug = path.name[:-3].split("_")
+            entry = {
+                "key": key,
+                "slug": slug,
+                "title": metadata["title"],
+                "date": metadata["date"],
+                "icon": metadata["icon"],
+                # This key might not be used if the icon uses the pydis logo.
+                "icon_color": metadata.get("icon_color"),
+                "content": html,
+            }
+
+            self.entries.append(entry)
+
+        # Sort the entries in reverse-chronological order.
+        self.entries.sort(key=lambda e: e['key'], reverse=True)