# Apache Curator

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## What's is Apache Curator?

Apache Curator is a Java/JVM client library for [Apache ZooKeeper](https://zookeeper.apache.org/), a distributed coordination service.

Apache Curator includes a high-level API framework and utilities to make using Apache ZooKeeper much easier and more reliable. It also includes recipes for common use cases and extensions such as service discovery and a Java 8 asynchronous DSL.

For more details:

- Apache Curator Website: http://curator.apache.org/
- Binaries on Maven Central: [http://search.maven.org](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Capache-curator)
- Best source of help for Curator: [Stack Overflow's Curator tag](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/apache-curator)
- Apache ZooKeeper Website: https://zookeeper.apache.org
- Curator's Wiki: http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CURATOR
