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# Welcome, Knative
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Knative (pronounced /ˈnā-tiv/) extends Kubernetes to provide the
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missing middleware that developers need to create modern,
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source-centric, container-based, cloud-native applications.
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Each of the components under the Knative project attempt to identify
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common patterns and codify the best practices shared by successful
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real-world Kubernetes-based frameworks and applications, such as:
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- orchestrating source-to-container workflows
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- routing and managing traffic during deployment
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- scaling and sizing resources based on demand
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- binding running services to eventing ecosystems
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Knative focuses on the "boring but difficult" parts that everyone
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needs, but no one benefits from doing over again on their own. This in
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turn frees application developers to spend more time writing
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interesting code, not worrying about how they are going to build,
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deploy, monitor, and debug it.
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## Getting started with Knative
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To get started using Knative, [pick a Kubernetes cluster of your choice](https://kubernetes.io/docs/setup/pick-right-solution/)
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and follow the [Knative installation instructions](/install/Knative-with-GKE.md)
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to get the system up.
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There are a [number of samples](serving/samples/README.md) to help you get acquainted you can build
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and run on your cluster once it's set up.
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You can choose to install individual Knative components following the
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instructions in each repo, or install a pre-built suite of components
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by following the instructions for your platform:
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- [Google Kubernetes Engine](install/Knative-with-GKE.md)
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- [MiniKube](install/Knative-with-Minikube.md)
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## Who is Knative for
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Knative was created with several personas in mind:
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### Developers
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Knative components offer Kubernetes-native APIs for deploying
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serverless-style functions, applications, and containers to an auto-scaling
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runtime.
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To join the conversation, head over to the
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[Knative Users](https://groups.google.com/d/forum/knative-users) Google group.
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### Operators
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Knative components are intended to be integrated into more polished
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products that cloud service providers or in-house teams in large
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enterprises can then operate.
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Any enterprise or cloud provider can adopt Knative components into
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their own systems and pass the benefits along to their customers.
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### Contributors
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With a clear project scope, lightweight governance model and clean
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lines of separation between pluggable components, the Knative project
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establishes an efficient contributor workflow.
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Knative is a diverse, open, and inclusive community. To get involved,
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see [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/knative/serving/CONTRIBUTING.md) and
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[DEVELOPMENT.md](https://github.com/knative/serving/DEVELOPMENT.md) and join the
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[#community](https://knative.slack.com/messages/C92U2C59P/) Slack channel.
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Your own path to becoming a Knative contributor can
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[begin anywhere](https://github.com/knative/serving/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22).
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[Bug reports](https://github.com/knative/serving/issues/new) and
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friction logs from new developers are especially welcome.
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## What are the Knative components
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Currently, Knative consists of the following top-level repositories:
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- [build](https://github.com/knative/build) and
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[build-templates](https://github.com/knative/build-templates) —
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automatic, repeatable server-side container builds
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- [docs](https://github.com/knative/docs) - documentation for developers and
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operators using Knative components.
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- [eventing](https://github.com/knative/eventing) — management and
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delivery of events
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- [serving](https://github.com/knative/serving) — scale to zero,
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request-driven compute
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We expect this list to grow as more areas are identified.
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