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 [NATS](https://nats.io) is a simple, secure and performant communications system for digital systems, services and devices. NATS is part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation ([CNCF](https://cncf.io)). NATS has over [40 client language implementations](https://nats.io/download/), and its server can run on-premise, in the cloud, at the edge, and even on a Raspberry Pi. NATS can secure and simplify design and operation of modern distributed systems.
 
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 ## Documentation
 
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 [ArtifactHub-Url]: https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/nats/nats
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+[GitHub-Image]: https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/nats-io/nats-server/total.svg?logo=github
+[Somsubhra-url]: https://somsubhra.github.io/github-release-stats/?username=nats-io&repository=nats-server
 
 ## Roadmap