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From: Tom Kirchner <tjk@amazon.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 13:54:18 -0800
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 Welcome to Bottlerocket!
 
 Bottlerocket is a free and open-source Linux-based operating system meant for hosting containers.
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+If you’re ready to jump right in, read our [QUICKSTART](QUICKSTART.md) to try Bottlerocket in an Amazon EKS cluster.
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+Bottlerocket focuses on security and maintainability, providing a reliable, consistent, and safe platform for container-based workloads.
+This is a reflection of what we've learned building operating systems and services at Amazon.
 You can read more about what drives us in [our charter](CHARTER.md).
 
+The base operating system has just what you need to run containers reliably, and is built with standard open-source components.
+Bottlerocket-specific additions focus on reliable updates and on the API.
+Instead of making configuration changes manually, you can change settings with an API call, and these changes are automatically migrated through updates.
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 Some notable features include:
 * [API access](#api) for configuring your system, with secure out-of-band [access methods](#exploration) when you need them.
 * [Updates](#updates) based on partition flips, for fast and reliable system updates.