Add dedicated landing page for OpenVox 8 docs

docs/_openvox_8x/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+---
+layout: default
+title: "OpenVox 8"
+---
+
+OpenVox is a community-maintained implementation of Puppet — a configuration management system for Linux, Unix, and Windows. It manages system state through a declarative language, compiling node-specific catalogs and enforcing them on each managed host.
+
+When Perforce discontinued public distribution of Puppet Open Source in late 2024, Overlook InfraTech stepped in with community packaging, and the project was subsequently adopted under [Vox Pupuli](https://voxpupuli.org/) stewardship as OpenVox. A Puppet Standards Steering Committee guides language and feature evolution going forward.
+
+OpenVox is downstream-compatible with Puppet Open Source — existing manifests, modules, Hiera data, and tooling work unchanged.
+
+## How it works
+
+OpenVox operates in two modes:
+
+**Agent/server** — Managed nodes run `openvox-agent` as a background service. Periodically, each agent sends facts (system inventory data) to an [OpenVox Server](../openvox-server/latest/), receives a compiled catalog, and enforces it. Results are reported back to the server. Communication is HTTPS with mutual TLS.
+
+**Standalone** — The `puppet apply` command compiles and applies a catalog locally, with no server required.
+
+## Core packages
+
+| Package | Contents |
+|---|---|
+| `openvox-agent` | OpenVox, OpenFact, Hiera, bundled Ruby and OpenSSL |
+| `openvox-server` | JVM-based catalog server; depends on `openvox-agent` |
+
+See [Component versions in openvox-agent](about_agent.html) for exact version tables.
+
+## Getting started
+
+1. Review [system requirements](system_requirements.html)
+2. Work through [pre-install tasks](install_pre.html)
+3. Install on [Linux](install_linux.html), [Windows](install_windows.html), or [macOS](install_osx.html)
+
+For community help and a list of commercial support partners, see the [support page](https://voxpupuli.org/openvox/support/).