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projectcalico/calico: Cloud native networking and network security

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🐾 Welcome to Project Calico!

Project Calico, created and maintained by [Tigera][tigera], is an open-source project with an active development and user community. Calico Open Source has grown to be the most widely adopted solution for container networking and security, powering 8M+ nodes daily across 166 countries.

🌟 Why use Calico?

  • Data Plane Choice: eBPF, standard Linux, Windows, and VPP — versatility in network solutions.
  • Interoperability: Works across multiple distros, multiple clouds, bare metal, and VMs.
  • Optimized Performance: Engineered for high speed and low CPU usage, maximizing your cluster investments.
  • Scalable Architecture: Grows seamlessly with your Kubernetes clusters without sacrificing performance.
  • Advanced Security: Get granular access controls and WireGuard encryption.
  • Kubernetes Networking Policy Support: Continually defining excellence in Kubernetes network policy standards and support.
  • Vibrant Contributor Community: Over 200 contributors from a wide array of global companies.
  • Flexible networking: An array of networking tools at your disposal, including BGP, VXLAN, service advertisement, and more.

🤝 Join the Calico Community

  • [Calico Big Cats][big-cats]: Become an ambassador and share your journey
  • [Community Meetings][community-meetings]: Engage and contribute
  • [Contribute on GitHub][first-issues]: Start with 'good first issues'
  • [Connect on Slack][slack]: Join the conversation with fellow contributors and our developers

💡 Contributing to Project Calico

  • [Get Started with Project Calico][get-started]
  • [Repositories][repos]
  • [Contribute to our docs][docs-contrib]
  • Documentation: [Dive into our training and resources][resources]
  • [Make Calico better][issues]

🛠️ Projects We Maintain

  • [Calico Golang API][api]
  • [Calico operator][operator]
  • [VPP dataplane][vpp]
  • [Calico BIRD][bird]

📢 Stay Connected

  • Subscribe: [Join our newsletter][news]
  • [YouTube channel for updates & tutorials][youtube]
  • [Technical Blog][blog]
  • [Careers][join]: Passionate about open source? Join our team.
[tigera]: https://www.tigera.io/ [big-cats]: https://www.tigera.io/project-calico/calico-big-cats-ambassador-program/#meet-calico-big-cats [community-meetings]: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=tigera.io_uunmavdev5ndovf0hc4frtl0i0@group.calendar.google.com [first-issues]: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/labels/good%20first%20issue [slack]: https://slack.projectcalico.org/ [get-started]: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/about [repos]: https://github.com/orgs/projectcalico/repositories [docs-contrib]: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING_DOCS.md [resources]: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/about/training-resources [issues]: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/issues [api]: https://github.com/projectcalico/api [operator]: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/tree/master/operator [vpp]: https://github.com/projectcalico/vpp-dataplane [news]: https://www.tigera.io/project-calico/#:~:text=Join%20Calico%20Open%20Source%20community%20newsletter [youtube]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFpTnXDNcBoXI4gqCDmegFA [blog]: https://www.tigera.io/blog/?_sft_category=technical-blog [join]: https://www.tigera.io/careers/ [bird]: https://github.com/projectcalico/bird
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