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## What is authentik?
authentik is an open-source Identity Provider that emphasizes flexibility and versatility. It can be seamlessly integrated into existing environments to support new protocols. authentik is also a great solution for implementing sign-up, recovery, and other similar features in your application, saving you the hassle of dealing with them.
## Installation
For small/test setups it is recommended to use Docker Compose; refer to the [documentation](https://goauthentik.io/docs/installation/docker-compose/?utm_source=github).
For bigger setups, there is a Helm Chart [here](https://github.com/goauthentik/helm). This is documented [here](https://goauthentik.io/docs/installation/kubernetes/?utm_source=github).
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## Development
See [Developer Documentation](https://goauthentik.io/developer-docs/?utm_source=github)
## Security
See [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md)
## Adoption and Contributions
Your organization uses authentik? We'd love to add your logo to the readme and our website! Email us @ hello@goauthentik.io or open a GitHub Issue/PR! For more information on how to contribute to authentik, please refer to our [CONTRIBUTING.md file](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
## Sponsors
This project is proudly sponsored by:
DigitalOcean provides development and testing resources for authentik.