# What is Kong?

Kong Gateway is the world’s most adopted API gateway. Lightweight, fast, and flexible, this open source gateway is built for hybrid and multi-cloud and optimized for microservices and distributed architectures.

Built on this open source DNA, Kong’s unified cloud API platform helps organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises unleash developer productivity, build securely, and accelerate time to market.

Kong's official documentation can be found at [docs.konghq.com](https://docs.konghq.com/).

# How to use this image

Please refer to the [installation section](https://docs.konghq.com/gateway/latest/install/docker/#main) on our documentation website to learn how to use this image.
