Cloud native networking and network security
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About
Calico is a widely adopted, battle-tested open source networking and network security solution for Kubernetes, virtual machines, and bare-metal workloads. Calico provides two major services for Cloud Native applications:
Calico’s flexible architecture supports a wide range of deployment options, using modular components and technologies, including:
Getting Started Running Calico
There are many avenues to get started with Calico depending on your situation.
Getting Started Developing Calico
Calico is an open source project, and welcomes your contribution, be it through code, a bug report, a feature request, or user feedback.
Join the Calico Community!
The Calico community is committed to fostering an open and welcoming environment, with several ways to engage with other users and developers. You can find out more about our monthly meetings, Slack group, and Discourse by visiting our community repository.
License
Calico is open source, with most code and documentation available under the Apache 2.0 license (see the LICENSE), though some elements are necessarily licensed under different open source licenses for compatibility with upstream licensing or code linking. For example, some Calico BPF programs are licensed under GPL v2.0 for compatibility with Linux kernel helper functions.
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