# Iris 
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Iris is a fast, simple yet fully featured and very efficient web framework for Go. It provides a beautifully expressive and easy to use foundation for your next website or API.
Learn what [others say about Iris](https://iris-go.com/testimonials/) and **star** this github repository.
## Learning Iris
Quick start
```sh
# assume the following code in example.go file
$ cat example.go
```
```go
package main
import "github.com/kataras/iris/v12"
func main() {
app := iris.Default()
app.Get("/ping", func(ctx iris.Context) {
ctx.JSON(iris.Map{
"message": "pong",
})
})
app.Run(iris.Addr(":8080"))
}
```
```sh
# run example.go and
# visit http://localhost:8080/ping on browser
$ go run example.go
```
> Routing is powered by [muxie](https://github.com/kataras/muxie), the most powerful and fastest trie-based software written in Go.
Iris contains extensive and thorough **[wiki](https://github.com/kataras/iris/wiki)** making it easy to get started with the framework.
For a more detailed technical documentation you can head over to our [godocs](https://godoc.org/github.com/kataras/iris). And for executable code you can always visit the [_examples](_examples/) repository's subdirectory.
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## Contributing
We'd love to see your contribution to the Iris Web Framework! For more information about contributing to the Iris project please check the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file.
[List of all Contributors](https://github.com/kataras/iris/graphs/contributors)
## Security Vulnerabilities
If you discover a security vulnerability within Iris, please send an e-mail to [iris-go@outlook.com](mailto:iris-go@outlook.com). All security vulnerabilities will be promptly addressed.
## License
The project name "Iris" was inspired by the Greek mythology.
Iris Web Framework is free and open-source software licensed under the [3-Clause BSD License](LICENSE).