| title: | Welcome to the Deis documentation |
|---|---|
| description: | An overview of the Deis documentation |
| keywords: | api, commandline, command-line, contributing, faq, terms, tutorial, deis, docker, heroku |
Deis is an open source PaaS that makes it easy to deploy :ref:`LXC Containers <container>` and :ref:`Chef Nodes <node>` used to host applications, databases, middleware and other services. Deis leverages Chef, Docker and Heroku Buildpacks to provide a private PaaS that is lightweight and flexible.
If you are new to Deis, you should start with basic :ref:`concepts`. Once you've completed :ref:`installation` of your private Deis controller, explore command-line :ref:`usage` which is elaborated on in the :ref:`tutorial`.
Want to learn about Deis internals? You'll find complete API documentation in the :ref:`client` and :ref:`server` sections.
Interested in contributing to the Deis project? Check out our :ref:`Contributor Overview <contributor>` and :ref:`devsetup` instructions.