vapor-docs/3.0/docs/service/getting-started.md

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# Getting Started with Service
Service ([vapor/service](https://github.com/vapor/service)) is a dependency injection (inversion of control) framework. It allows you to register, configure, and create your application's dependencies in a maintainable way.
```swift
/// register a service during boot
services.register(PrintLogger.self, as: Logger.self)
/// you can then create that service later
let logger = try someContainer.make(Logger.self)
print(logger is PrintLogger) // true
```
You can read more about [dependency injection](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependency_injection) on Wikipedia. Also be sure to check out the [Getting Started → Services](../getting-started/services.md) guide.
## Vapor
This package is included with Vapor and exported by default. You will have access to all `Service` APIs when you import `Vapor`.
```swift
import Vapor
```
## Standalone
The Service package is lightweight, pure-Swift, and has very few dependencies. This means it can be used as a dependency injection framework for any Swift project—even one not using Vapor.
To include it in your package, add the following to your `Package.swift` file.
```swift
// swift-tools-version:4.0
import PackageDescription
let package = Package(
name: "Project",
dependencies: [
...
.package(url: "https://github.com/vapor/service.git", from: "1.0.0"),
],
targets: [
.target(name: "Project", dependencies: ["Service", ... ])
]
)
```
Use `import Service` to access the APIs.
!!! warning
Some of this guide may contain Vapor-specific APIs, however most of it should be applicable to the Services package in general.
Visit the [API Docs](https://api.vapor.codes/service/latest/Service/index.html) for Service-specific API info.