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Signed-off-by: Alex Ellis (OpenFaaS Ltd) <alexellis2@gmail.com>
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<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openfaas/media/master/OpenFaaS_Magnet_3_1_png.png" width=400 alt="Workshop logo">
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The [faas-provider](https://github.com/openfaas/faas-provider) SDK allowed us to do this and was extracted from the core project shortly after adding support for Kubernetes. We've had a number of other community providers, but this is the one with the most traction today.
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> It's my belief that Kubernetes is the best way to run OpenFaaS in production for everything from edge deployments to large scale platforms.
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OpenFaaS is best run on Kubernetes, but this does come with a learning curve and for some teams, an ongoing maintenance cost. faasd presents a new option for teams that want to start out with Serverless and keep it both open-source and portable too.
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We hope that faasd could provide a way for us to deprecate support for Docker Swarm, which is currently made available via [faas-swarm](https://github.com/openfaas/faas-swarm).
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> If you're using OpenFaaS with Swarm in production, I'd strongly suggest that you get in touch to discuss your requirements: [support@openfaas.com](mailto:support@openfaas.com).
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* For production use and scale-out - use OpenFaaS on Kubernetes or k3s
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* For local development and edge/Raspberry Pi - use OpenFaaS on k3s or Kubernetes
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* Small teams / no-clustering: use faasd
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Read more on the [deployment page](https://docs.openfaas.com/deployment/)
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### You're not on your own!
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Finally, if you do run into technical issues with OpenFaaS and you need support, do feel free to join the Slack community and ask away.
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* Get a head-start with OpenFaaS with our [Official Workshop](https://github.com/openfaas/workshop).
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* [Join Slack now](https://slack.openfaas.io)
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* [Sponsor OpenFaaS on GitHub](https://www.openfaas.com/support/) and support our work
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* [Buy support or an Insiders Subscription OpenFaaS on GitHub](https://www.openfaas.com/support/) and support our work

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