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# Chapter 1 - Getting Started

In this chapter, we will give you first sense of what is **MINA**, what is **NIO**, why we developped a framework on top of **NIO** and what you will find inside.
We will also show you how to run a very simple example of a server run with **MINA**

[1.1 - NIO Overview](ch1.1-nio-overview.html)
[1.2 - Why MINA ?](ch1.2-why-mina.html)
[1.3 - Features](ch1.3-features.html)
[1.4 - First Steps](ch1.4-first-steps.html)
[1.5 - Summary](ch1.5-summary.html)