github.com/econnell/deis@v1.5.1/README.md (about) 1 # Deis 2 3 Deis (pronounced DAY-iss) is an open source PaaS that makes it easy to deploy and manage applications on your own servers. Deis builds upon [Docker](http://docker.io/) and [CoreOS](http://coreos.com) to provide a lightweight PaaS with a [Heroku-inspired](http://heroku.com) workflow. 4 5 [![Build Status](https://ci.deis.io/buildStatus/icon?job=test-acceptance)](https://ci.deis.io/job/test-acceptance/) 6 [![Current Release](http://img.shields.io/badge/release-v1.5.1-1eb0fc.svg)](https://github.com/deis/deis/releases/tag/v1.5.1) 7 [![Latest Docs](http://img.shields.io/badge/docs-latest-fc1e5e.svg)](http://docs.deis.io/en/latest/) 8 9 ![Deis Graphic](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/deis-images/deis-graphic.png) 10 11 12 New to Deis? Learn more about Deis [Concepts](http://docs.deis.io/en/latest/understanding_deis/concepts/), [Architecture](http://docs.deis.io/en/latest/understanding_deis/architecture/) and how to [Deploy an Application](http://docs.deis.io/en/latest/using_deis/deploy-application/). 13 14 # Installing Deis 15 16 Deis is a set of Docker containers that can be deployed anywhere including public cloud, private cloud, bare metal or your workstation. Decide where you'd like to deploy Deis, then follow the [provider-specific documentation](http://docs.deis.io/en/latest/installing_deis/) for provisioning. 17 18 Trying out Deis? Please follow the documentation on [getting set up with Vagrant](http://docs.deis.io/en/latest/installing_deis/vagrant/). 19 Upgrading from a previous Deis release? See [Upgrading Deis](http://docs.deis.io/en/latest/managing_deis/upgrading-deis/) for additional information. 20 21 ## Testing the cluster 22 23 Please follow the documentation on [testing Deis](http://docs.deis.io/en/latest/contributing/testing/). 24 25 ## Hacking on Deis 26 27 Learn how to [hack on Deis](http://docs.deis.io/en/latest/contributing/hacking/) with a Docker-based development workflow. 28 29 ## Troubleshooting 30 31 See the [Troubleshooting Deis](http://docs.deis.io/en/latest/troubleshooting_deis/) documentation for 32 assistance with common issues. 33 34 ## License 35 36 Copyright 2013, 2014 OpDemand LLC 37 38 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> 39 40 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.