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+KestrelHttpServer
+=================
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+This repo contains a development web server for ASP.NET vNext based on [libuv](https://github.com/joyent/libuv).
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+This project is part of ASP.NET vNext. You can find samples, documentation and getting started instructions for ASP.NET vNext at the [Home](https://github.com/aspnet/home) repo.
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