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[**RudderStack**](https://rudderstack.com/) is a **customer data platform for developers.** Our tooling makes it easy to deploy pipelines that collect customer data from every app, website and SaaS platform, then activate it in your warehouse and business tools.

> **Start building a better, warehouse-first CDP that delivers complete, unified data to every part of your customer data stack. Sign up for** [**RudderStack Cloud Free**](https://app.rudderlabs.com/signup?type=freetrial) **today.**

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## Quick Start

* Familiarize yourself with all the RudderStack features. Check out the [**Glossary**](https://rudderstack.com/docs/glossary/).
* Read more about RudderStack's architecture and key features. [**Get Started**](https://rudderstack.com/docs/get-started/).
* Sign up for [**RudderStack Cloud Free**](https://app.rudderlabs.com/signup?type=freetrial) or [**set up open-source RudderStack**](https://rudderstack.com/docs/get-started/installing-and-setting-up-rudderstack/) on your preferred platform.
* Read the [**Connections**](https://rudderstack.com/docs/connections/) guide to know more about instrumenting data pipelines in RudderStack. Set up a connection in no time by [**Adding a Source and Destination in RudderStack**](https://rudderstack.com/docs/connections/adding-source-and-destination-rudderstack/).
* Learn how RudderStack tracking works and how to use `track`, `identify`, and other types of calls in RudderStack. Refer to the [**RudderStack API Spec**](https://rudderstack.com/docs/rudderstack-api/api-specification/rudderstack-spec/).
* Stuck somewhere? Refer to our up-to-date [**user guides**](https://rudderstack.com/docs/user-guides/) or check out the [**FAQs**](https://rudderstack.com/docs/faqs/).

For community support, you can always start a conversation on our{" "} [Slack channel ](https://rudderstack.com/join-rudderstack-slack-community){" "} and ask any questions you might have about RudderStack.

## License

The [**RudderStack Server**](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-server) is released under the [**AGPLv3 License**](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0-standalone.html).

Read [**our blog**](https://rudderstack.com/blog/rudderstacks-licensing-explained) to know more about how our software is licensed.

## Contribute

We would love to see you contribute to RudderStack. Get more information on how to contribute [**here**](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudderstack-docs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.MD).

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