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            <h1>An open-source realtime database built with love.</h1>
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		  RethinkDB is an open-source project and a member of the Linux Foundation.
      With over {{ site.rethinkdb_users }} passionate developers, RethinkDB has generated
		  tremendous interest in the developer community, and
		  is the <a href="https://github.com/showcases/nosql-databases?s=stars">second most popular</a>
		  database on GitHub.
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		  Learn about our mission <a href="/blog/realtime-web/">to help advance the realtime web</a>.
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                            Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/rethinkdb">@rethinkdb</a> on Twitter.
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                            See the <a href="https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/issues">GitHub issues</a>.
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