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## Camel Core


The foundation for all other projects. Ideal for experienced Java developers or achitects willing to innovate and build upon a lower level integration framework.

The [User Manual](/manual/) is a comprehensive guide meant to help you with the key concepts of Apache Camel and software integration, from how to [get started](/manual/getting-started.html) with Apache Camel, how to [upgrade to Camel 3.x](/manual/camel-3x-upgrade-guide.html), to [architecture](/manual/architecture.html) or [integration patterns](/components/latest/eips/enterprise-integration-patterns.html).

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Camel is packed with several hundred components that are used to access databases, message queues and APIs. The [Component reference](/components/latest/) provides you information about the functionality and configuration of each component.

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## Camel K

Apache Camel K is a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel that runs natively on [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/) and is specifically designed for serverless and micro service architectures. It allows you to run integration code written in Camel DSL on your cloud.

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Apache Camel K now leverages a catalog of connectors called "Kamelets" (_Kamel_ route snipp_ets_) that allow creating sources or sinks towards external systems via a
simplified interface, hiding all the low level details about how those connections are implemented.

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## Camel Kafka Connector

Camel Kafka Connector allows you to use all [Camel components](/components/latest/) as [Kafka Connect](http://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#connect) connectors, which, as a result, expands Kafka Connect compatibility by allowing Camel components to be used in the Kafka ecosystem.

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## Camel Quarkus

This project hosts the efforts to port and package most of the Camel components as Quarkus extensions. [Quarkus](https://quarkus.io/) is a Java platform offering fast boot times and low memory footprint. It targets both stock JVMs and GraalVM.

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## Camel Spring Boot

Camel support for Spring Boot provides auto-configuration of the Camel context by auto-detecting Camel routes available in the Spring context and registers the key Camel utilities as beans. It also provides starters for the Camel components.

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## Camel Karaf

[Apache Karaf](https://karaf.apache.org/) makes running Apache Camel in the Karaf [OSGi](https://www.osgi.org/) container.

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## Camel Karavan

An Integration Toolkit aimed to increase developer performance through a graphical user interface to design and configure routes (EIP and REST) using Kamelets and Components, integration with runtimes and package, image build and deploy to Kubernetes out-of-the-box.

Being deployed in Kubernetes Karavan helps to manage projects, design and monitor integrations, Tekton pipeline to build and deploy integrations.

[Karavan VS Code Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=camel-karavan.karavan) is integrated with [Camel Jbang](/manual/camel-jbang.html) runtime for fast local development cycles.

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## Camel JBang

Camel CLI (Command Line Interface) to easily install and get started with Apache Camel,
in only a few minutes. Camel JBang is excellent for no-code/low-code use-cases and
when you need to quickly build a prototype with Camel.

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