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= Overview
:description: Helidon documentation
:keywords: helidon, java, microservices, microprofile, documentation

== Get going

[PILLARS]
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[CARD]
.Guides
[icon=explore,link=guides/01_overview.adoc]
--
Follow step-by-step guides to build your applications.
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[CARD]
.Javadocs
[icon=library_books,link=apidocs/index.html?overview-summary.html,link-type=url]
--
Browse the Helidon Javadocs.
--
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== Components

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.WebServer
[icon=settings_ethernet,link=webserver/01_introduction.adoc]
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A programmatic HTTP API with reactive features, powered by Netty.
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.Config
[icon=settings,link=config/01_introduction.adoc]
--
A flexible configuration framework with support for multiple sources and
 formats.
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.Security
[icon=security,link=security/01_introduction.adoc]
--
A tool-chain to handle authentication, authorization and context propagation.
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[CARD]
.MicroProfile
[icon=widgets,link=microprofile/01_introduction.adoc]
--
A platform definition that is familiar to enterprise Java developers.
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.Extensions
[icon=extension,link=extensions/01_overview.adoc]
--
A set of add-ons for your Helidon-based applications.
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[CARD]
.Metrics
[icon=av_timer,link=metrics/01_metrics.adoc]
--
Instrumentation to expose metrics of your applications.
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[CARD]
.Tracing
[icon=timeline,link=tracing/01_tracing.adoc]
--
Profile and monitor your applications across multiple services.
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[CARD]
.Health Checks
[icon=favorite_outline,link=health/01_health.adoc]
--
Expose health statuses of your applications.
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