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+= Ranch
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+Ranch is a socket acceptor pool for TCP protocols.
+
+== Goals
+
+Ranch aims to provide everything you need to accept TCP connections with
+a **small** code base and **low latency** while being easy to use directly
+as an application or to **embed** into your own.
+
+Ranch provides a **modular** design, letting you choose which transport
+and protocol are going to be used for a particular listener. Listeners
+accept and manage connections on one port, and include facilities to
+limit the number of **concurrent** connections. Connections are sorted
+into **pools**, each pool having a different configurable limit.
+
+Ranch also allows you to **upgrade** the acceptor pool without having
+to close any of the currently opened sockets.
+
+== Getting started
+
+* [Read the guide](doc/src/guide/book.asciidoc)
+* [Check the manual](doc/src/manual/)
+* Look at the examples in the `examples/` directory
+
+== Support
+
+* Official IRC Channel: #ninenines on irc.freenode.net
+* [Mailing Lists](http://lists.ninenines.eu)
+* [Commercial Support](http://ninenines.eu/support)