_Kong Konnect_
[___Kong Community_
# Community is the DNA of Kong
The Kong community brings together developers, contributors, and technology leaders from all over the world who are passionate about building the future of API management. We share resources, knowledge, and best practices for building and deploying APIs with Kong.
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## Join the Kong Community
Get the Kong newsletter, event discounts, and access to free workshops, user calls, tech talks, local
Meetups, and more.
### Stay Connected
Engage with other Kong developers on your favorite channels
[Chat on Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/kongcommunity/shared_invite/zt-3r2qddbdv-f6VrVhzpgPeM87r8HVt8HQ)Chat on Slack | [Join the Forum](https://discuss.konghq.com/)Join the Forum | [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJfQURxlI_pQdeJUGXtA_zw)Watch on YouTube[](https://join.slack.com/t/kongcommunity/shared_invite/zt-3r2qddbdv-f6VrVhzpgPeM87r8HVt8HQ)[](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJfQURxlI_pQdeJUGXtA_zw)
## Explore the Kong Universe
_Kong Gateway_
[__The world's most popular API gateway
__](https://docs.konghq.com/gateway/latest/)__The world's most popular API gateway
__[](https://docs.konghq.com/gateway/latest/)_Kong Ingress Controller_
[__The official Ingress Controller for Kubernetes
__](https://docs.konghq.com/kubernetes-ingress-controller/latest/)__The official Ingress Controller for Kubernetes
__[](https://docs.konghq.com/kubernetes-ingress-controller/latest/)_Kong Mesh / Kuma_
[__Universal Envoy service mesh
__](https://docs.konghq.com/mesh/latest/)__Universal Envoy service mesh
__[](https://docs.konghq.com/mesh/latest/)_Kong Insomnia_
[__The collaborative open source API development platform
__](https://docs.insomnia.rest/insomnia/get-started/)__The collaborative open source API development platform
__[](https://docs.insomnia.rest/insomnia/get-started/)## Explore the Ecosystem
Kong is easily extensible using plugins and other integrations. Find the functionality you need or build your own integration and share it with the world.
[__[](https://docs.konghq.com/hub)
Kong Plugin Hub
__](https://docs.konghq.com/hub)__Kong Plugin Hub
__The Kong Hub is the official home for plugins and integrations. Find partner, community, and Kong-supported integrations.
[__[](https://docs.konghq.com/gateway/latest/plugin-development/pdk/)
Plugin Development Kit (PDK)
__](https://docs.konghq.com/gateway/latest/plugin-development/pdk/)__Plugin Development Kit (PDK)
__Use the Plugin Development Kit’s (PDK) collection of Lua models to build any functionality you need. The sky’s the limit.
## Get Involved
[__[](https://www.meetup.com/pro/kong/)
Join a Meetup Group
__](https://www.meetup.com/pro/kong/)__Join a Meetup Group
__Kong has 80+ Meetup groups in 46 countries. Join your local group to network with other API pros and stay up to date on Kong-related technologies.
### Be a Community Organizer
Want to run a Kong Meetup group? You’ll get support and incentives from the Kong Community Team to plan events and engage your local community.
### Contribute to Kong
Our Contributor Program encourages knowledge sharing throughout the Kong community. Engage the community, build connections, and earn rewards.
[Start Contributing →](/community/open-source-contribution)Start Contributing →
### Become a Kong Champion
Kong Champions are frequent contributors who develop and engage with our community, helping us to grow, learn, and create better tools and products.
## Events
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Tech Talks by Kong is a webinar series dedicated to our technical developer audience featuring open source products and related topics with live demos.
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User Calls are the place to learn about Kong technologies within the open source ecosystem and ask engineers questions. All experience levels are welcome!
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The Kong Builders livestream shows how to use our developer-focused tools with hands-on, expert-led tutorials with building, debugging, and troubleshooting.
[Watch Now →](/resources/videos/tag/kong-builders)Watch Now →
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Go beyond buzzwords as we chat with developers and technology leaders to uncover tools and tactics to take your distributed architecture to the next level.
## The Shoulders of Giants
Kong is built on battle-tested open source technologies.
We're proud to use or employ contributors to the following projects:
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## Join the Kong Community
Get the Kong newsletter, event discounts, and access to free workshops, user calls, tech talks, local
Meetups, and more.