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-`ziti-sdk-js`
-=====================
+# 🚨 Ziti SDK for JavaScript - Archived and No Longer Maintained 🚨
 
-A JavaScript-based SDK for delivering secure browser-based web applications over a [Ziti Network](https://ziti.dev/about)
+## ⚠️ Repository Status: **Defunct**
+This repository is no longer maintained or supported as of 2021-11-11. No further updates, bug fixes, or support will be provided for the Ziti SDK for JavaScript.
 
-<img src="https://ziti.dev/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ziti.dev_.logo_.png" width="200" />
+---
 
-Learn about Ziti at [ziti.dev](https://ziti.dev)
+## Why Was This Archived?
+The Ziti SDK for JavaScript has been discontinued and will be replaced by a future `ziti-sdk-browser`.
 
+---
 
-[![Build](https://github.com/openziti/ziti-sdk-js/workflows/Build/badge.svg?branch=main)]()
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-[![npm version][npm-image]][npm-url]
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+## Recommendations
+If you are seeking alternatives or similar functionality, consider:
 
+- **[OpenZiti SDKs](https://github.com/openziti):** Explore other actively maintained SDKs within the OpenZiti ecosystem.
 
-<!-- TOC -->
-
-- [Motivation](#motivation)
-- [Features](#features)
-- [Installation&nbsp;via&nbsp;NPM](#installing-via-NPM)
-- [Installation&nbsp;via&nbsp;jsDelivr&nbsp;CDN](#Installing-via-jsDelivr-CDN)
-- [Installation&nbsp;via&nbsp;unpkg&nbsp;CDN](#Installing-via-unpkg-CDN)
-- [Configuration](#configuration)
-- [License](#license)
-
-<!-- /TOC -->
-
-
-## Motivation
-
-tbd
-
-## Features
-
-tbd
-
-
-## Installing via NPM
-
-If you want to embed `ziti-sdk-js` in your build, it is available through [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openziti/ziti-sdk-js). Simply run the following command:
-
-    npm i @openziti/ziti-sdk-js
-
-You can then use `ziti-sdk-js` as a regular module:
-
-```js
-const ziti = require('@openziti/ziti-sdk-js');
-```
-
-### Installing via jsDelivr CDN
-
-If you want to use `ziti-sdk-js` directly from the [jsDelivr CDN](https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/@openziti/ziti-sdk-js), simply include this in your html:
-
-For `latest` version:
-```html
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@openziti/ziti-sdk-js@latest/dist/ziti.min.js"></script>
-```
-For specific version (e.g. `0.4.8`):
-```html
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@openziti/ziti-sdk-js@0.4.8/dist/ziti.min.js"></script>
-```
-
-The above bundles will synchronously create a global `ziti` object that you can call.
-
-
-### Installing via unpkg CDN
-
-If you want to use `ziti-sdk-js` directly from the [unpkg CDN](https://unpkg.com/#/), simply include this in your html:
-
-For `latest` version:
-```html
-<script src="https://unpkg.com/@openziti/ziti-sdk-js@latest/dist/ziti.min.js"></script>
-```
-
-For specific version (e.g. `0.4.8`):
-```html
-<script src="https://unpkg.com/@openziti/ziti-sdk-js@0.4.8/dist/ziti.min.js"></script>
-```
-The above bundles will synchronously create a global `ziti` object that you can call.
-
-
-## Configuration
-
-tbd
-
-## License
-
-Apache 2.0
-
-
-
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-[npm-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openziti/ziti-sdk-js
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