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🐾 Welcome to Project Calico!
Project Calico, created and maintained by 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.