Here's how to use the site. Manila is software created by UserLand, who also hosts free web sites. The entire web site is stored on a web server located somewhere in the Exodus cloud somewhere in the Silicon Valley.
All work done on the site is done inside the web browser.
If you're connected to the net, you can work with the site. Discussion Group capabilities fresh outta the box. I spent about 2 hours late Friday night putting the site together from the time I initially signed up, and some more time Saturday afternoon. The cool part is that I can tweak, say, the site appearance template, without having to go back and muck with each and every single page. There are four categories of users who can view and work with the site.