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Concepts

Welcome to the Dapr concepts guide!

If you are ready to jump in and start developing with Dapr, please visit the getting started section.

Introduction to the Distributed Application Runtime

Modular best practices accessible over standard HTTP or gRPC APIs

Modular functionality used by building blocks and applications

Change the behavior of Dapr application sidecars or globally on Dapr control plane system services

Monitor applications through tracing, metrics, logs and health

How Dapr is designed with security in mind

Learn about the services that make up the Dapr runtime

How Dapr compares to and works with service meshes

Definitions for common terms and acronyms in the Dapr documentation

Common questions asked about Dapr

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