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+# Buildpack Samples 
+[![Build Status](https://github.com/buildpacks/samples/workflows/Build%20and%20Deploy/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/buildpacks/samples/actions) [![Gitpod ready-to-code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitpod-ready--to--code-blue?logo=gitpod)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/buildpacks/samples)
+
+This repository contains sample implementations of the core components of the [Cloud Native Buildpacks](https://buildpacks.io/) (CNB) project for learning and testing purposes.
+
+Includes:
+
+- [Apps](apps/)
+- [Buildpacks](buildpacks/)
+- [Builders](builders/)
+- [Base Images](base-images/)
+- [Packages](packages/)
+
+
+### Start here:
+
+To get up and running, [install `pack`](https://buildpacks.io/docs/install-pack/) and run `make build-linux` or `make build-windows`, depending on your choice of target OS.
+Follow the `README.md` docs at the root directory of each component to choose your next step. We recommend starting to play with building [apps](./apps).
+
+
+### External Buildpacks
+
+* [CloudFoundry Cloud Native Buildpacks](https://hub.docker.com/r/cloudfoundry/cnb)
+* [Heroku Java Cloud Native Buildpack](https://github.com/heroku/java-buildpack)
+
+# Quick Reference
+- [Create a Buildpack Tutorial](https://buildpacks.io/docs/for-buildpack-authors/) → Tutorial to get you started on your first Cloud Native Buildpack
+- [Buildpacks.io](https://buildpacks.io/) → Cloud Native Buildpack website
+- [Pack – Buildpack CLI](https://github.com/buildpacks/pack) → CLI used to consume the builder, along with source code, and construct an OCI image
+- [CNB Tutorial](https://buildpacks.io/docs/app-journey/) → Tutorial to get you started using `pack`, a `builder`, and your application to create a working OCI image
+- [Buildpack & Platform Specification](https://github.com/buildpacks/spec) → Detailed definition of the interaction between a platform, a lifecycle, Cloud Native Buildpacks, and an application
+
+
+# Development
+
+## Development in the Browser
+Instead of setting everything up locally, you can open this repository in a completely pre-configured development environment in the cloud right from your browser:
+
+[![Open in Gitpod](https://gitpod.io/button/open-in-gitpod.svg)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/buildpacks/samples)
+
+## Local Development
+### Prerequisites
+
+- [Docker](https://hub.docker.com/search/?type=edition&offering=community)
+- [Pack](https://buildpacks.io/docs/install-pack/)
+- [Make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/)
+- [WSL w/ Ubuntu](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10) (Windows)
+
+#### Test
+
+##### Linux-Based Containers
+
+```shell script
+make build-linux
+```
+
+##### Windows-Based Containers
+
+```shell script
+make build-windows
+```
+
+#### Contributing
+- Samples are maintained by https://github.com/orgs/buildpacks/teams/learning-maintainers
+- Buildpacks Slack [#learning-team](https://buildpacks.slack.com/archives/CST4A3ECV)