@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 HikariCP < sup > < sup > It's Faster. < / sup > < / sup > [](https://travis-ci.org/brettwooldridge/HikariCP)< img src = 'https://raw.github.com/wiki/brettwooldridge/HikariCP/space60x1.gif' width = '3px' > [](http://issuestats.com/github/brettwooldridge/HikariCP)< img src = 'https://raw.github.com/wiki/brettwooldridge/HikariCP/space60x1.gif' width = '3px' > [](https://coveralls.io/r/brettwooldridge/HikariCP?branch=dev )< br > < sub > < sub > < sup > Hi·ka·ri [hi·ka·'lē] ( *Origin: Japanese*): light; ray.< / sup > < / sub > < / sub >
 HikariCP < sup > < sup > It's Faster. < / sup > < / sup > [](https://travis-ci.org/brettwooldridge/HikariCP)< img src = 'https://raw.github.com/wiki/brettwooldridge/HikariCP/space60x1.gif' width = '3px' > [](http://issuestats.com/github/brettwooldridge/HikariCP)< img src = 'https://raw.github.com/wiki/brettwooldridge/HikariCP/space60x1.gif' width = '3px' > [](https://coveralls.io/r/brettwooldridge/HikariCP?branch=master )< br > < sub > < sub > < sup > Hi·ka·ri [hi·ka·'lē] ( *Origin: Japanese*): light; ray.< / sup > < / sub > < / sub >
==========
Fast, simple, reliable. HikariCP is a "zero-overhead" production ready JDBC connection pool. Coming in at roughly 70Kb, the library is very light. Read about [how we do it here ](https://github.com/brettwooldridge/HikariCP/wiki/Down-the-Rabbit-Hole ).