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The Zephyr Project is a scalable real-time operating system (RTOS) supporting
multiple hardware architectures, optimized for resource constrained devices,
and built with security in mind.

The Zephyr OS is based on a small-footprint kernel designed for use on
resource-constrained systems: from simple embedded environmental sensors and
LED wearables to sophisticated smart watches and IoT wireless gateways.

The Zephyr kernel supports multiple architectures, including ARM (Cortex-A,
Cortex-R, Cortex-M), Intel x86, ARC, Nios II, Tensilica Xtensa, and RISC-V,
SPARC, MIPS, and a large number of `supported boards`_.

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Getting Started
***************

Welcome to Zephyr! See the `Introduction to Zephyr`_ for a high-level overview,
and the documentation's `Getting Started Guide`_ to start developing.

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Community Support
*****************

Community support is provided via mailing lists and Discord; see the Resources
below for details.

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Resources
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Here's a quick summary of resources to help you find your way around:

Getting Started
---------------

  | �� `Zephyr Documentation`_
  | �� `Getting Started Guide`_
  | ���� `Tips when asking for help`_
  | �� `Code samples`_

Code and Development
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  | �� `Source Code Repository`_
  | �� `Releases`_
  | �� `Contribution Guide`_

Community and Support
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  | �� `Discord Server`_ for real-time community discussions
  | �� `User mailing list (users@lists.zephyrproject.org)`_
  | �� `Developer mailing list (devel@lists.zephyrproject.org)`_
  | �� `Other project mailing lists`_
  | �� `Project Wiki`_

Issue Tracking and Security
---------------------------

  | �� `GitHub Issues`_
  | �� `Security documentation`_
  | ��️ `Security Advisories Repository`_
  | ⚠️ Report security vulnerabilities at vulnerabilities@zephyrproject.org

Additional Resources
--------------------
  | �� `Zephyr Project Website`_
  | �� `Zephyr Tech Talks`_

.. _Zephyr Project Website: https://www.zephyrproject.org
.. _Discord Server: https://chat.zephyrproject.org
.. _supported boards: https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/boards/index.html
.. _Zephyr Documentation: https://docs.zephyrproject.org
.. _Introduction to Zephyr: https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/introduction/index.html
.. _Getting Started Guide: https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/develop/getting_started/index.html
.. _Contribution Guide: https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/contribute/index.html
.. _Source Code Repository: https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr
.. _GitHub Issues: https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/issues
.. _Releases: https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/releases
.. _Project Wiki: https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/wiki
.. _User mailing list (users@lists.zephyrproject.org): https://lists.zephyrproject.org/g/users
.. _Developer mailing list (devel@lists.zephyrproject.org): https://lists.zephyrproject.org/g/devel
.. _Other project mailing lists: https://lists.zephyrproject.org/g/main/subgroups
.. _Code samples: https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/samples/index.html
.. _Security documentation: https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/security/index.html
.. _Security Advisories Repository: https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security
.. _Tips when asking for help: https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/develop/getting_started/index.html#asking-for-help
.. _Zephyr Tech Talks: https://www.zephyrproject.org/tech-talks