README.md

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layout: LayoutHome
description: 'Application performance monitor tool for distributed systems, especially designed for microservices, cloud native and container-based (Docker, K8s, Mesos) architectures.'
start: Quick Start
what:
  title: What is SkyWalking
  content:
    - SkyWalking is an Observability Analysis Platform and Application Performance Management system.
    - Provide distributed tracing, service mesh telemetry analysis, metric aggregation and visualization all-in-one solution.
    - Java, .Net Core, PHP, NodeJS, Golang, LUA agents supported
    - Istio + Envoy Service Mesh supported

feature:
  title: Feature List
  content:
    - Consistent in multiple scenarios. supported telemetry sources from language agents and service mesh.
    - Multiple language agents, including Java, .Net Core, PHP, NodeJS, Golang, LUA agents.
    - Light. No big data platform required, even observing the high payload cluster.
    - Modulization. Have multiple options for UI, storage, cluster managements.
    - Alarm supported.
    - Cool visualization solution.

user:
  title: Who is using SkyWalking
  content: Various companies and organizations use SkyWalking for research, production and commercial products.

news:
  title: Events & News
  content:
  - header: SkyWalking Chart 3.0.0 is released
    content: Support deploy SkyWalking 8.0.1.
    time: Jun. 27th, 2020
  - header: SkyWalking Nginx LUA 0.2.0 released
    content: Adapt the new v3 protocol. Implement correlation protocol and support batch segment report.
    time: Jun. 21th, 2020
  - header: SkyWalking APM 8.0.0 is released
    content: v3 protocol is added and implemented. New Dashboard UI and new Query Protocol are provided
    time: Jun. 15th, 2020
  - header: Welcome Wei Zhang to join the PMC
    content: Based on his continuous contributions, Wei Zhang (a.k.a [arugal](https://github.com/arugal)) has been invited to join the PMC. Welcome aboard.
    time: Apr. 20th, 2020