# Welcome

Deis (pronounced DAY-iss) is an open source PaaS that makes it easy to deploy and manage applications on your own servers. Deis builds upon Kubernetes to provide a lightweight PaaS with a Heroku-inspired workflow.

To get started with Deis, first read the [Architecture][arch] and [Concepts][concepts] of Deis, then use [the QuickStart documentation][quickstart] to start provisioning your cluster.

[arch]: understanding-deis/architecture.md
[concepts]: understanding-deis/concepts.md
[quickstart]: installing-deis/quickstart.md