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+# rediOps Service
+
+This is a sample implementation of a microservice that provides
+a catalogue service of registered **rediOps** enabled solutions
+stored on a version control system such as Git or that are exposed
+as a web resource behind a standard web site.
+
+This code is in **DRAFT**
+