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+![linkerd2][logo]
+
+[![Build Status][ci-badge]][ci]
+[![GitHub license][license-badge]](LICENSE)
+[![Slack Status][slack-badge]][slack]
+
+This repo contains the transparent proxy component of [Linkerd2][linkerd2].
+While the Linkerd2 proxy is heavily influenced by [the Linkerd 1.X
+proxy][linkerd1], it comprises an entirely new codebase implemented in the
+[Rust programming language][rust].
+
+This proxy's features include:
+
+* Transparent, zero-config proxying for HTTP, HTTP/2, and arbitrary TCP protocols.
+* Automatic [Prometheus][prom] metrics export for HTTP and TCP traffic;
+* Transparent, zero-config WebSocket proxying;
+* Automatic, latency-aware, layer-7 [load balancing][loadbalancing];
+* Automatic layer-4 load balancing for non-HTTP traffic;
+* Automatic TLS (experimental);
+* An on-demand diagnostic `tap` API.
+
+This proxy is primarily intended to run on Linux in containerized
+environments like [Kubernetes][k8s], though it may also work on other
+Unix-like systems (like macOS).
+
+The proxy supports service discovery via DNS and the [linkerd2
+`Destination` gRPC API][linkerd2-proxy-api].
+
+The Linkerd project is hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation
+([CNCF][cncf]).
+
+
+## Building the project
+
+A `Makefile` is provided to automate most build tasks. It provides the
+following targets:
+
+* `make build` -- Compiles the proxy on your local system using `cargo`
+* `make test` -- Runs unit and integration tests on your local system using `cargo`
+* `make test-flakey` -- Runs _all_ tests, including those that may fail spuriously
+* `make package` -- Builds a tarball at
+  `target/release/linkerd2-proxy-${PACKAGE_VERSION}.tar.gz`. If
+  `PACKAGE_VERSION` is not set in the environment, the local git SHA is used.
+* `make docker` -- Builds a Docker container image that can be used for testing.
+   If the `DOCKER_TAG` environment variable is set, the image is given this
+   name. Otherwise, the image is not named.
+
+### Cargo
+
+Usually, [Cargo][cargo], Rust's package manager, is used to build and test this
+project. If you don't have Cargo installed, we suggest getting it via
+https://rustup.rs/.
+
+## Artifacts
+
+Each version of the _master_ branch is published to
+`build.l5d.io/linkerd2-proxy/linkerd2-proxy-$PACKAGE_VERSION.tar.gz`. The most recent
+version (and the package's SHA256 sum) can be discovered via:
+
+```sh
+:; curl https://build.l5d.io/linkerd2-proxy/latest.txt
+```
+
+The SHA256 sum of each package version is found at:
+
+```sh
+:; curl https://build.l5d.io/linkerd2-proxy/linkerd2-proxy-$PACKAGE_VERSION.txt
+```
+
+
+## Code of conduct
+
+This project is for everyone. We ask that our users and contributors take a few
+minutes to review our [code of conduct][coc].
+
+
+## License
+
+Conduit is copyright 2018 the linkerd2-proxy authors. All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use
+these files except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the
+License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed
+under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR
+CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+
+
+<!-- refs -->
+[cargo]: https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/
+[ci]: https://travis-ci.org/linkerd/linkerd2-proxy
+[ci-badge]: https://travis-ci.org/linkerd/linkerd2-proxy.svg?branch=master
+[cncf]: https://cncf.io/
+[coc]: https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd/wiki/Linkerd-code-of-conduct
+[k8s]: https://kubernetes.io/
+[license-badge]: https://img.shields.io/github/license/linkerd/linkerd2.svg
+[linkerd1]: https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd
+[linkerd2]: https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2
+[linkerd2-proxy-api]: https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2-proxy-api
+[loadbalancing]: https://linkerd.io/features/load-balancing/
+[logo]: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9226/33582867-3e646e02-d90c-11e7-85a2-2e238737e859.png
+[prom]: https://prometheus.io/
+[rust]: https://www.rust-lang.org/
+[slack-badge]: https://slack.linkerd.io/badge.svg
+[slack]: https//slack.linkerd.io
+[twitter]: https://twitter.com/linkerd/