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	@title Introduction
	@group intro

	This document provides a high-level overview of the Phabricator project.

	= What is Phabricator? =

	Phabricator (pronounced like the word //fabricator//) is a suite of web
	applications which make it easier to build software, particularly when working
	with teams. Phabricator is largely based on Facebook's internal tools.

	The major components of Phabricator are:

	- Differential, a code review tool; and
	- Diffusion, a repository browser.

	Phabricator also includes a number of smaller tools.

	= Why use Phabricator? =

	Phabricator gives you a box of reasonably decent tools for a comparatively small
	setup cost. Plus:

	- It has some good project names.
	- Facebook integration makes it very hip indeed.
	- It's fairly snappy.
	- You only have to install and configure one thing instead of setting up
	and customizing a bunch of tools you don't really care about.
	- A couple of the core tools are actually pretty good.
	- Maniphest allows you to close tasks "out of spite".

	However, Phabricator may also not be a good solution for you:

	- If you develop primarily on Windows, you are likely to find integration
	with the toolsets you use lacking.
	- If you don't use SVN or Git, you'll have to add support for your VCS before
	you can get anywhere.
	- If you loathe PHP, well, it's written in PHP.

	= Next Steps =

	Continue by:

	- installing Phabricator with the @{article:Installation Guide}.