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-The HAProxy documentation has been split into a number of different files for
-ease of use.
-
-Please refer to the following files depending on what you're looking for :
-
-  - INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install HAProxy
-  - BRANCHES to understand the project's life cycle and what version to use
-  - LICENSE for the project's license
-  - CONTRIBUTING for the process to follow to submit contributions
-
-The more detailed documentation is located into the doc/ directory :
-
-  - doc/intro.txt for a quick introduction on HAProxy
-  - doc/configuration.txt for the configuration's reference manual
-  - doc/lua.txt for the Lua's reference manual
-  - doc/SPOE.txt for how to use the SPOE engine
-  - doc/network-namespaces.txt for how to use network namespaces under Linux
-  - doc/management.txt for the management guide
-  - doc/regression-testing.txt for how to use the regression testing suite
-  - doc/peers.txt for the peers protocol reference
-  - doc/coding-style.txt for how to adopt HAProxy's coding style
-  - doc/internals for developer-specific documentation (not all up to date)
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+# HAProxy
+
+[![alpine/musl](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/musl.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/musl.yml)
+[![AWS-LC](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/aws-lc.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/aws-lc.yml)
+[![openssl no-deprecated](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/openssl-nodeprecated.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/openssl-nodeprecated.yml)
+[![Illumos](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/illumos.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/illumos.yml)
+[![NetBSD](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/netbsd.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/netbsd.yml)
+[![VTest](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/vtest.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/vtest.yml)
+
+![HAProxy logo](doc/HAProxyCommunityEdition_60px.png)
+
+HAProxy is a free, very fast and reliable reverse-proxy offering high availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP
+and HTTP-based applications.
+
+## Installation
+
+The [INSTALL](INSTALL) file describes how to build HAProxy.
+A [list of packages](https://github.com/haproxy/wiki/wiki/Packages) is also available on the wiki.
+
+## Getting help
+
+The [discourse](https://discourse.haproxy.org/) and the [mailing-list](https://www.mail-archive.com/haproxy@formilux.org/)
+are available for questions or configuration assistance. You can also use the [slack](https://slack.haproxy.org/) or
+[IRC](irc://irc.libera.chat/%23haproxy) channel. Please don't use the issue tracker for these.
+
+The [issue tracker](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/issues/) is only for bug reports or feature requests.
+
+## Documentation
+
+The HAProxy documentation has been split into a number of different files for
+ease of use. It is available in text format as well as HTML. The wiki is also meant to replace the old architecture
+guide.
+
+- [HTML documentation](http://docs.haproxy.org/)
+- [HTML HAProxy LUA API Documentation](https://www.arpalert.org/haproxy-api.html)
+- [Wiki](https://github.com/haproxy/wiki/wiki)
+
+Please refer to the following files depending on what you're looking for:
+
+  - [INSTALL](INSTALL) for instructions on how to build and install HAProxy
+  - [BRANCHES](BRANCHES) to understand the project's life cycle and what version to use
+  - [LICENSE](LICENSE) for the project's license
+  - [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING) for the process to follow to submit contributions
+
+The more detailed documentation is located into the doc/ directory:
+
+  - [ doc/intro.txt ](doc/intro.txt) for a quick introduction on HAProxy
+  - [ doc/configuration.txt ](doc/configuration.txt) for the configuration's reference manual
+  - [ doc/lua.txt ](doc/lua.txt) for the Lua's reference manual
+  - [ doc/SPOE.txt ](doc/SPOE.txt) for how to use the SPOE engine
+  - [ doc/network-namespaces.txt ](doc/network-namespaces.txt) for how to use network namespaces under Linux
+  - [ doc/management.txt ](doc/management.txt) for the management guide
+  - [ doc/regression-testing.txt ](doc/regression-testing.txt) for how to use the regression testing suite
+  - [ doc/peers.txt ](doc/peers.txt) for the peers protocol reference
+  - [ doc/coding-style.txt ](doc/coding-style.txt) for how to adopt HAProxy's coding style
+  - [ doc/internals ](doc/internals) for developer-specific documentation (not all up to date)
+
+## License
+
+HAProxy is licensed under [GPL 2](doc/gpl.txt) or any later version, the headers under [LGPL 2.1](doc/lgpl.txt). See the
+[LICENSE](LICENSE) file for a more detailed explanation.
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