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- A graph database that supports more than 10 billion data, high performance and scalability
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+A graph database that supports more than 10 billion data, high performance and scalability
-# Apache HugeGraph
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-[![Codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/apache/hugegraph/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/apache/hugegraph)
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[![GitHub Releases Downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/apache/hugegraph/total.svg)](https://github.com/apache/hugegraph/releases)
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+## What is Apache HugeGraph?
[HugeGraph](https://hugegraph.apache.org/) is a fast-speed and highly-scalable [graph database](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_database).
Billions of vertices and edges can be easily stored into and queried from HugeGraph due to its excellent OLTP ability. As compliance to [Apache TinkerPop 3](https://tinkerpop.apache.org/) framework, various complicated graph queries can be accomplished through [Gremlin](https://tinkerpop.apache.org/gremlin.html)(a powerful graph traversal language).
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## Features
- Compliance to [Apache TinkerPop 3](https://tinkerpop.apache.org/), support [Gremlin](https://tinkerpop.apache.org/gremlin.html) & [Cypher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypher) language
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- Plug-in Backend Store Driver Framework, support `RocksDB`, `Cassandra`, `HBase`, `ScyllaDB`, and `MySQL/Postgre` now and easy to add other backend store driver if needed
- Integration with `Flink/Spark/HDFS`, and friendly to connect other big data platforms
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## Quick Start
### 1. Docker Way
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3. [hugegraph-commons](https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph-commons) (**common & rpc** module)
4. [hugegraph-website](https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph-doc) (**doc & website** code)
+## License
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+HugeGraph is licensed under Apache 2.0 License.
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## Contributing
-Welcome to contribute to HugeGraph, please see [`How to Contribute`](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information.
+- Welcome to contribute to HugeGraph, please see [`How to Contribute`](CONTRIBUTING.md) & [Guidelines](https://hugegraph.apache.org/docs/contribution-guidelines/) for more information.
+- Note: It's recommended to use [GitHub Desktop](https://desktop.github.com/) to greatly simplify the PR and commit process.
+- Thank you to all the people who already contributed to HugeGraph!
-## License
+[![contributors graph](https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=apache/hugegraph)](https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/graphs/contributors)
-HugeGraph is licensed under Apache 2.0 License.
## Thanks
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You are welcome to contribute to HugeGraph, and we are looking forward to working with you to build an excellent open source community.
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+## Contact Us
- - [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/issues): Feedback on usage issues and functional requirements (quick response)
+- [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/issues): Feedback on usage issues and functional requirements (quick response)
- Feedback Email: [dev@hugegraph.apache.org](mailto:dev@hugegraph.apache.org) ([subscriber](https://hugegraph.apache.org/docs/contribution-guidelines/subscribe/) only)
- WeChat public account: Apache HugeGraph, welcome to scan this QR code to follow us.
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