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Kinto

A minimalist JSON storage service with synchronisation and sharing abilities

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Kinto is a JSON storage service with synchronisation and sharing capabilities. It organises data into buckets, collections and records, with permissions inheritance and groups controlling access. The documentation covers architecture and terminology, configuration, deployment, and the exposed HTTP API, including a cheatsheet, full reference, permissions and synchronisation details.

The documentation includes tutorials for installing Kinto, discovering the API and building application examples, alongside command line tooling and a Kinto Admin interface. Configuration topics include settings, production setup and good practices, while community and support sections cover contributing, communication channels, troubleshooting and a changelog.

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