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# Vapor Documentation

This is the documentation for Vapor, a Web Framework for Swift that works on iOS, macOS, and Ubuntu; and all of the packages that Vapor offers.

Vapor is the most used web framework for Swift. It provides a beautifully expressive and easy to use foundation for your next website or API.

## Getting Started

If this is your first time using Vapor, head to the Install → macOS section to install Swift and Vapor.

Once you have Vapor installed, check out Getting Started → Hello, world to create your first Vapor app!

## Like Vapor?

Our small team works hard to make Vapor awesome (and free). Support the framework by starring Vapor on GitHub or donating $1 monthly—it helps us a lot. Thanks!

## Other Sources

Here are some other great places to find information about Vapor.

name | description | link
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Vapor Slack | Chat with ~5,000 Vapor developers. | visit →
API docs | Auto-generated documentation from code comments. | visit →
Stack Overflow | Ask and answer questions with the `vapor` tag. | visit →
Source Code | Learn how Vapor works under the hood. | visit →
GitHub Issues | Report bugs or request features on GitHub. | visit →

## Providers

Vapor providers are a convenient way to add functionality to your Vapor projects. For a full list of providers, check out the `vapor-provider` tag on GitHub.

## Authors

Tanner Nelson, Logan Wright, Joannis Orlandos, and the hundreds of members of Vapor.