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 [![CII Best Practices](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/370/badge)](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/370)
 
 
-POCO (Portable Components) C++ Libraries are:
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+### POCO (Portable Components) C++ Libraries are:
 
-- A collection of C++ class libraries, conceptually similar to the Java Class Library, the .NET Framework or Apple’s Cocoa.
+- A collection of C++ class libraries, conceptually similar to the Java Class Library or the .NET Framework.
 - Focused on solutions to frequently-encountered practical problems.
-- Focused on ‘internet-age’ network-centric applications.
+- Focused on "internet-age" network-centric applications.
 - Written in efficient, modern, 100% ANSI/ISO Standard C++.
 - Based on and complementing the C++ Standard Library/STL.
 - Highly portable and available on many different platforms, from embedded to server.
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 ![alt text][overview]
 
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 To start using POCO, see the [Guided Tour](https://pocoproject.org/docs/00100-GuidedTour.html)
 and [Getting Started](https://pocoproject.org/docs/00200-GettingStarted.html) documents.
 
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-POCO has an active user and contributing community, please visit our [web site](https://pocoproject.org) and [blog](https://pocoproject.org/blog).
+
+## Quick Start (with CMake)
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- CMake 3.5 or newer
+- A C++14 compiler (Visual C++ 2015, GCC 5.0, Clang 3.4, or newer)
+- OpenSSL headers and libraries (optional, but recommended; on macOS, via Homebrew: `brew install openssl`)
+
+### Building
+
+```
+$ git clone -b master https://github.com/pocoproject/poco.git
+$ cd poco
+$ mkdir cmake-build
+$ cd cmake-build
+$ cmake .. && cmake --build .
+```
+
+You can also run:
+
+```
+$ sudo cmake --build . --target install
+```
+
+in the `cmake-build` directory to install POCO (default `/usr/local` on Linux or macOS).
+
+If you do not want to or cannot use CMake, POCO can also be built with Visual Studio
+(project and solution files included) or GNU Make.
+
+Please refer to the [documentation](https://pocoproject.org/docs) for more information.
+
+POCO can also be obtained via different [package managers](https://pocoproject.org/download.html).
+
+## Community and Contributing
+
+POCO has an active user and contributing community, please visit our [website](https://pocoproject.org) and [blog](https://pocoproject.org/blog).
 Answers to POCO-related questions can also be found on [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/poco-libraries).
 
 Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for submitting contributions, bugs reports, feature requests or security issues.
 
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+### POCO vs. Boost
+
 In regards to Boost, in spite of some functional overlapping,
 POCO is best thought of as a Boost complement (rather than replacement).
 Side-by-side use of Boost and POCO is a very common occurrence.
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