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-# XCP-ng
+# XCP-ng: A turnkey open source virtualization platform
 
-XCP-ng is a "reboot" of [old XCP](https://wiki.xen.org/wiki/XCP_Overview), which was ditched when XenServer was Open Sourced. Since XenServer 7.3 removed free features, [@olivierlambert](https://github.com/olivierlambert) ([Xen Orchestra](https://xen-orchestra.com) founder) decided to resurrect XCP, this time with a full community effort and not just a Citrix project.
 
-## Goals
+* [What is XCP-ng?](#what-is-xcp-ng)
+  * [Genesis](#genesis)
+  * [Key points](#key-points)
+	
+* [Documentation](#documentation)
+* [Contribution & community](#contribution-and-community)
+* [Pro support](#pro-support)
 
-1. The main goal is to be able to enjoy Xenserver power (XAPI/features) with a real community backed solution (not "one company dependent")
-2. We want this to be 100% compatible with XenServer (as possible): ie being able to transfer VMs from XS to XCP-ng and vice-versa
-3. Same for XAPI to be 100% compatible with Open Source management solutions (Xen Orchestra)
+![](misc/assets/logo-glossy-small.png)
+
+## What is XCP-ng?
+
+XCP-ng is a virtualization platform based on **Xen Source** and **Citrix® Hypervisor** (formerly XenServer).
+XCP-ng stands for **Xen Cloud Platform - New Generation** and is a *tribute* to the old Open Source project XCP, which was abandoned when XenServer was open-sourced in 2013. 
+
+### Genesis
+
+* 2003 : Xen project birth, first open source hypervisor
+* 2007 : Xen Source Inc. acquired by Citrix, birth of XenServer (closed source) 
+* 2010 : Citrix strategy focused on virtual desktop (XenApp/XenDesktop) instead of server virtualization
+* 2011 : XCP 1.0 (Xen Cloud Platform, Open Source XenServer)
+* 2013 : XenServer becomes Open (end of XCP). Birth of Xen Orchestra
+* 2017 (Dec) : Citrix changes their pricing strategy regarding XenServer and removes essential features from free XenServer versions. New features developed are (mostly) no longer open source
+* 2018 (Jan) : XenServer forked, birth of XCP-ng
+* 2019 (Jul): XCP-ng 8.0 is released
+
+
+### Key points
+
+XCP-ng is a turnkey open source virtualization platform.
+
+![](misc/assets/xcp-ng-hiw.png)
+
+#### Platform
+
+A combination of multiple components to deliver a cohesive solution
+
+**Compute** + **Network** + **Storage** + **API** (Xen API) = **XCP-ng**
+
+#### Open Source
+
+XCP-ng is open source (mostly GPLv2), but also, all the components, documentation, repositories and dev process are publicly available and easily accessible. 
+
+#### Turnkey
+
+* XCP-ng is intended to be easy to download and easy to install
+* We are aiming to have the largest possible hardware compatibility
+* XCP-ng embeds a complete API and comes with a friendly web-UI: [Xen Orchestra](https://xen-orchestra.com/#!/xo-home)
+
+### Documentation
+
+We have extensive documentation for the XCP-ng project available [here](https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp/wiki)
+
+### Contribution and community
+
+XCP-ng has a living community that you can join on our [forum](https://xcp-ng.org/forum/). 
+
+The project is open to [contributions](https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp/wiki/Development-process-tour), [bug reports](https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp/wiki/How-to-report-bugs) and you can also [host a mirror](https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp/wiki/Mirrors) for XCP-ng
+
+### Pro support
+
+For production environments and companies, we recommend obtaining pro support to cover your infrastructure. Pro support is delivered directly by the XCP-ng project dev team and pricing is per host, not per core! 
+
+Learn more about pro support for XCP-ng on the [dedicated website](https://xcp-ng.com/).