Cloud Foundry is an open-source, multi-cloud application platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to deploy and scale applications without managing infrastructure. Translation: you write code, we handle the server drama. No more "works on my machine" excuses.

• Multi-cloud deployment - Run on AWS, Azure, GCP, or that server farm in your basement (we don't judge)
• Polyglot support - Build with Java, Node.js, Python, Go, PHP, Ruby, and more. We speak more languages than a UN interpreter
• Container-native - Built on modern container technology (because putting things in boxes always makes them better)
• Automated operations - Self-healing, rolling deployments, and zero-downtime updates. It's like having a robot assistant that actually works
• Enterprise-grade - Battle-tested at scale by organizations worldwide (it can run 99,999 app containers on a Friday afternoon, plus the one you can't get working)

If you want to try CF locally on your machine, check out this blog on how to do it. And if you're interested in trying CF through a vendor, take a look at the vendors listed on the CF page.

Cloud Foundry is built by people like you. Jump into Slack, attend a working group meeting, or submit your first PR. The community is active, helpful, and always welcoming new faces. The community operates on a well-defined, transparent role system that recognizes contributions and grants responsibilities based on sustained engagement. The progression model is outlined in the official roles.md document and goes as follows: 🌱 Contributor → 🔧 Reviewer → 🛠️ Approver.

Want to see how it actually works? Check out some promotion PRs. What the PRs shows you:

• ✅ Clear nomination process - The requirements for each role are defined in roles.md
• ✅ Evidence of contributions - Generate your contributions using contributions-for-user.sh
• ✅ Transparent evaluation - Public discussion and approval by defined criteria in roles.md

Don't wait for permission. Don't wait until you're "ready". Whether you're a seasoned developer or just getting started, there are many ways to participate:

1. Start small - Fix documentation or answer questions on Slack
   • 👉 Browse the Cloud Foundry home page: cloudfoundry.org
   • 👉 Join our Slack today: slack.cloudfoundry.org
   • 👉 Browse the docs: docs.cloudfoundry.org
2. Join discussions - Participate in working group meetings and PRs or issue discussions
   • 👉 Check our community structure: github.com/cloudfoundry/community
   • 👉 Attend a Working Group meeting: github.com/cloudfoundry/community/wgs
3. Contribute code - Pick up an issue you are interested in and submit a PR
   • 👉 Make your first PR: github.com/cloudfoundry
4. Grow your impact - As you contribute, you'll naturally progress through community roles