From e5df6ee414fe8c158d8ab20b8eef8b969a8e2896 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Radestock Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:55:24 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] tweak intro --- README.md | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c5e6d45f..c0abc786 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,12 @@ # Weave - the Docker network -Weave connects Docker containers deployed across multiple hosts, as if -they were all plugged into the same network switch. +Weave creates a virtual network that connects Docker containers +deployed across multiple hosts. + +Applications use the network just as if the containers were all +plugged into the same network switch, with no need to configure port +mappings, links, etc. Weave can optionally encrypt traffic, allowing +hosts to be connected across an untrusted network. With weave you can easily construct applications consisting of multiple containers, running anywhere.