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+The HAProxy documentation has been split into a number of different files for
+ease of use.
+
+Please refer to the following files depending on what you're looking for :
+
+ - INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install HAProxy
+ - BRANCHES to understand the project's life cycle and what version to use
+ - LICENSE for the project's license
+ - CONTRIBUTING for the process to follow to submit contributions
+
+The more detailed documentation is located into the doc/ directory :
+
+ - doc/intro.txt for a quick introduction on HAProxy
+ - doc/configuration.txt for the configuration's reference manual
+ - doc/lua.txt for the Lua's reference manual
+ - doc/SPOE.txt for how to use the SPOE engine
+ - doc/network-namespaces.txt for how to use network namespaces under Linux
+ - doc/management.txt for the management guide
+ - doc/regression-testing.txt for how to use the regression testing suite
+ - doc/peers.txt for the peers protocol reference
+ - doc/coding-style.txt for how to adopt HAProxy's coding style
+ - doc/internals for developer-specific documentation (not all up to date)