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Apache Polaris is an open-source, fully-featured catalog for Apache Iceberg™. It implements Iceberg's REST API, enabling seamless multi-engine interoperability across a wide range of platforms, including Apache Doris™, Apache Flink®, Apache Spark™, Dremio® OSS, StarRocks, and Trino.

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Chat with users and project developers!
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We do a https://github.com/apache/polaris/pulls[Pull Request] contributions workflow on **GitHub**. New users are always welcome!
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Apache®, Apache Polaris™, Apache Iceberg™, Apache Spark™ are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Apache Software Foundation in the United States and/or other countries.
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