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'''CoreOS''' is an [[open source]] lightweight [[Linux]]-based [[operating system]] designed for [[Computer cluster|clustered]] deployments, focusing on automation, security, reliability, [[scalability]], and ease of applications deployment. As an operating system, CoreOS provides only the minimal functionality required for deploying applications inside [[software container]]s, together with built-in mechanisms for [[service discovery]] and configuration sharing.<ref CoreOS is a [[Fork (software development)|fork]] of [[Chrome OS]], using it as a base while adding new functionalityname="linux.<refcom-737364">{{Cite web
| url = http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/08/coreos-the-new-linux/
| title = Linux Hackers Rebuild Internet From Silicon Valley Garage
| date = 2013-08-21 | accessdate = 2014-02-13
| author = Cade Metz | publisher = wired.com
}}</ref><ref name="linux.com-737364">{{Cite web
| url = http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/200-libby-clark/737364-brandon-philips-how-the-coreos-linux-distro-uses-cgroups
| title = Brandon Philips: How the CoreOS Linux Distro Uses Cgroups
| date = 2013-09-09 | accessdate = 2014-02-13
| author = Libby Clark | publisher = linux.com
}}</ref><ref name="linux.comwired-737364201308">{{Cite web
| url = http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/08/coreos-the-new-linux/
| title = Linux Hackers Rebuild Internet From Silicon Valley Garage
| date = 2013-08-21 | accessdate = 2014-02-13
| author = Cade Metz | publisher = wired.com
}}</ref><ref name="coreos-using">{{Cite web
| url = https://coreos.com/using-coreos/
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CoreOS is a [[Fork (software development)|fork]] of [[Chrome OS]], using it as a base while adding new functionality. {{As of|2014|2}}, CoreOS is actively developed, primarily by Alex Polvi, Brandon Philips and Michael Marineau.<ref name="wired-201308" />
 
== {{Anchor|ETCD|ETCDCTL}}Overview ==