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 ![Overview Screenshot](docs/images/overview.png?raw=true)
 
-This project is a reboot of Kafdrop 2.x, dragged kicking and screaming into the world of Java 17+, Kafka 2.x, Helm and Kubernetes. It's a lightweight application that runs on Spring Boot and is dead-easy to configure, supporting SASL and TLS-secured brokers.
+It's a lightweight application that runs on Spring Boot and is dead-easy to configure, supporting SASL and TLS-secured brokers.
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+> [!WARNING]
+> The Kafdrop project does not have an official website. Please be cautious of fake websites and scams impersonating the project. The only official source is this GitHub repository.
 
 # Features
 * **View Kafka brokers** — topic and partition assignments, and controller status