1# Introduction 2 3[Wasmtime][github] is a standalone optimizing runtime for [WebAssembly], 4[the Component Model], and [WASI] by the [Bytecode Alliance][BA]. It runs 5WebAssembly code [outside of the Web], and can be used both as a command-line 6utility or as a library embedded in a larger application. Wasmtime strives to be 7a highly configurable and embeddable runtime to run on any scale of application. 8 9This documentation is intended to serve a number of purposes and within you'll 10find: 11 12* [How to use Wasmtime from a number of languages](lang.md) 13* [How to install and use the `wasmtime` CLI](cli.md) 14* Information about [stability](stability.md) and [security](security.md) in 15 Wasmtime. 16* Documentation about [contributing](contributing.md) to Wasmtime. 17 18... and more! The source for this guide [lives on 19GitHub](https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/tree/main/docs) and 20contributions are welcome! 21 22[github]: https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime 23[BA]: https://bytecodealliance.org/ 24[WebAssembly]: https://webassembly.org/ 25[WASI]: https://wasi.dev 26[outside of the Web]: https://webassembly.org/docs/non-web/ 27[issue]: https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/issues/new 28[the Component Model]: https://github.com/WebAssembly/component-model 29