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 | Name | Description | Languages |
 | ---- | ----------- |:---------:|
-| Hello World | A quick introduction that highlights how to deploy an app using Knative Serving. | [C#](helloworld-csharp/README.md), [Clojure](helloworld-clojure/README.md), [Go](helloworld-go/README.md), [Java](helloworld-java/README.md), [Node.js](helloworld-nodejs/README.md), [PHP](helloworld-php/README.md), [Python](helloworld-python/README.md), [Ruby](helloworld-ruby/README.md), [Rust](helloworld-rust/README.md) |
+| Hello World | A quick introduction that highlights how to deploy an app using Knative Serving. | [C#](helloworld-csharp/README.md), [Clojure](helloworld-clojure/README.md), [Go](helloworld-go/README.md), [Java](helloworld-java/README.md), [Kotlin](helloworld-kotlin/README.md), [Node.js](helloworld-nodejs/README.md), [PHP](helloworld-php/README.md), [Python](helloworld-python/README.md), [Ruby](helloworld-ruby/README.md), [Rust](helloworld-rust/README.md) |
 | Advanced Deployment | Simple blue/green-like application deployment pattern illustrating the process of updating a live application without dropping any traffic. | [YAML](blue-green-deployment.md) |
 | Autoscale | A demonstration of the autoscaling capabilities of Knative. | [Go](autoscale-go/README.md) |
 | Private Repo Build | An example of deploying a Knative Serving Service using a Github deploy-key and a DockerHub image pull secret. | [Go](build-private-repo-go/README.md) |
diff --git a/serving/samples/helloworld-kotlin/Dockerfile b/serving/samples/helloworld-kotlin/Dockerfile
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+FROM gradle
+
+ADD build.gradle ./build.gradle
+ADD src ./src
+RUN gradle clean build
+ENTRYPOINT ["java","-jar","-Djava.security.egd=file:/dev/./urandom","/home/gradle/build/libs/gradle.jar"]
+
diff --git a/serving/samples/helloworld-kotlin/README.md b/serving/samples/helloworld-kotlin/README.md
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+# Hello World - Kotlin sample
+
+A simple web app written in Kotlin using [Ktor](https://ktor.io/) that you can use for testing.
+It reads in an env variable `TARGET` and prints "Hello ${TARGET}". If
+TARGET is not specified, it will use "World" as the TARGET. 
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+* A Kubernetes cluster with Knative installed. Follow the
+  [installation instructions](https://github.com/knative/docs/blob/master/install/README.md) if you need
+  to create one.
+* [Docker](https://www.docker.com) installed and running on your local machine,
+  and a Docker Hub account configured (we'll use it for a container registry).
+
+## Steps to recreate the sample code
+
+While you can clone all of the code from this directory, hello world apps are
+generally more useful if you build them step-by-step.
+The following instructions recreate the source files from this folder.
+
+1. Create a new directory and cd into it:
+
+    ```shell
+    mkdir hello
+    cd hello
+    ```
+2. Create a file named `Main.kt` at `src/main/kotlin/com/example/hello` and copy the code block below into it:
+
+    ```shell
+    mkdir -p src/main/kotlin/com/example/hello
+    ```
+	
+    ```kotlin
+    package com.example.hello
+
+    import io.ktor.application.*
+    import io.ktor.http.*
+    import io.ktor.response.*
+    import io.ktor.routing.*
+    import io.ktor.server.engine.*
+    import io.ktor.server.netty.*
+
+    fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+        val target = System.getenv("TARGET") ?: "World"
+        val port = System.getenv("PORT") ?: "8080"
+        embeddedServer(Netty, port.toInt()) {
+            routing {
+                get("/") {
+                    call.respondText("Hello $target", ContentType.Text.Html)
+                }
+            }
+        }.start(wait = true)
+    }
+    ```
+3. Switch back to `hello` directory
+
+4. Create a new file, `build.gradle` and copy the following setting
+
+   ```groovy
+   buildscript {
+       ext.kotlin_version = '1.2.61'
+       ext.ktor_version = '0.9.4'
+
+       repositories {
+           mavenCentral()
+       }
+       dependencies {
+           classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
+       }
+   }
+
+   apply plugin: 'java'
+   apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+   apply plugin: 'application'
+
+   sourceCompatibility = 1.8
+   compileKotlin {
+       kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = "1.8"
+   }
+   
+   compileTestKotlin {
+       kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = "1.8"
+   }
+
+   repositories {
+       jcenter()
+       maven { url "https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/ktor" }
+   }
+
+   mainClassName = 'com.example.hello.MainKt'
+
+   jar {
+       manifest {
+           attributes 'Main-Class': mainClassName
+       }
+       from { configurations.compile.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) } }
+   }
+
+   dependencies {
+       compile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:$kotlin_version"
+       compile "io.ktor:ktor-server-netty:$ktor_version"
+       testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.12'
+   }
+   ```
+
+5. Create a file named `Dockerfile` and copy the code block below into it.
+
+    ```docker
+    FROM gradle
+
+    ADD build.gradle ./build.gradle
+    ADD src ./src
+    RUN gradle clean build
+    ENTRYPOINT ["java","-jar","-Djava.security.egd=file:/dev/./urandom","/home/gradle/build/libs/gradle.jar"]
+    ```
+
+6. Create a new file, `service.yaml` and copy the following service definition
+   into the file. Make sure to replace `{username}` with your Docker Hub username.
+
+    ```yaml
+    apiVersion: serving.knative.dev/v1alpha1
+    kind: Service
+    metadata:
+      name: helloworld-kotlin
+      namespace: default
+    spec:
+      runLatest:
+        configuration:
+          revisionTemplate:
+            spec:
+              container:
+                image: docker.io/{username}/helloworld-kotlin
+                env:
+                - name: TARGET
+                  value: "Kotlin Sample v1"
+    ```
+
+## Build and deploy this sample
+
+Once you have recreated the sample code files (or used the files in the sample
+folder) you're ready to build and deploy the sample app.
+
+1. Use Docker to build the sample code into a container. To build and push with
+   Docker Hub, run these commands replacing `{username}` with your
+   Docker Hub username:
+
+    ```shell
+    # Build the container on your local machine
+    docker build -t {username}/helloworld-kotlin .
+
+    # Push the container to docker registry
+    docker push {username}/helloworld-kotlin
+    ```
+
+2. After the build has completed and the container is pushed to docker hub, you
+   can deploy the app into your cluster. Ensure that the container image value
+   in `service.yaml` matches the container you built in
+   the previous step. Apply the configuration using `kubectl`:
+
+    ```shell
+    kubectl apply -f service.yaml
+    ```
+
+3. Now that your service is created, Knative will perform the following steps:
+   * Create a new immutable revision for this version of the app.
+   * Network programming to create a route, ingress, service, and load balance for your app.
+   * Automatically scale your pods up and down (including to zero active pods).
+
+4. To find the IP address for your service, use
+   `kubectl get service knative-ingressgateway -n istio-system` to get the ingress IP for your
+   cluster. If your cluster is new, it may take sometime for the service to get assigned
+   an external IP address.
+
+    ```shell
+    kubectl get service knative-ingressgateway -n istio-system
+    ```
+    ```shell
+    NAME                     TYPE           CLUSTER-IP     EXTERNAL-IP      PORT(S)                                      AGE
+    knative-ingressgateway   LoadBalancer   10.23.247.74   35.203.155.229   80:32380/TCP,443:32390/TCP,32400:32400/TCP   2d
+    ```
+
+5. To find the URL for your service, use
+    ```shell
+    kubectl get services.serving.knative.dev helloworld-kotlin  -o=custom-columns=NAME:.metadata.name,DOMAIN:.status.domain
+    ```
+    ```shell
+    NAME                DOMAIN
+    helloworld-kotlin   helloworld-kotlin.default.example.com
+    ```
+
+6. Now you can make a request to your app to see the result. Replace `{IP_ADDRESS}`
+   with the address you see returned in the previous step.
+
+    ```shell
+    curl -H "Host: helloworld-kotlin.default.example.com" http://{IP_ADDRESS}
+    ```
+    ```shell
+    Hello Kotlin Sample v1
+    ```
+
+## Remove the sample app deployment
+
+To remove the sample app from your cluster, delete the service record:
+
+```shell
+kubectl delete -f service.yaml
+```
diff --git a/serving/samples/helloworld-kotlin/build.gradle b/serving/samples/helloworld-kotlin/build.gradle
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+buildscript {
+    ext.kotlin_version = '1.2.61'
+    ext.ktor_version = '0.9.4'
+
+    repositories {
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+    dependencies {
+        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
+    }
+}
+
+apply plugin: 'java'
+apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'application'
+
+sourceCompatibility = 1.8
+compileKotlin {
+    kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = "1.8"
+}
+compileTestKotlin {
+    kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = "1.8"
+}
+
+repositories {
+    jcenter()
+    maven { url "https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/ktor" }
+}
+
+mainClassName = 'com.example.hello.MainKt'
+
+jar {
+    manifest {
+        attributes 'Main-Class': mainClassName
+        
+    }
+    from { configurations.compile.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) } }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    compile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:$kotlin_version"
+    compile "io.ktor:ktor-server-netty:$ktor_version"
+    testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.12'
+}
diff --git a/serving/samples/helloworld-kotlin/service.yaml b/serving/samples/helloworld-kotlin/service.yaml
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+apiVersion: serving.knative.dev/v1alpha1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: helloworld-kotlin
+  namespace: default
+spec:
+  runLatest:
+    configuration:
+      revisionTemplate:
+        spec:
+          container:
+            image: docker.io/{username}/helloworld-kotlin
+            env:
+            - name: TARGET
+              value: "Kotlin Sample v1"
diff --git a/serving/samples/helloworld-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/example/hello/Main.kt b/serving/samples/helloworld-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/example/hello/Main.kt
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+package com.example.hello
+
+import io.ktor.application.*
+import io.ktor.http.*
+import io.ktor.response.*
+import io.ktor.routing.*
+import io.ktor.server.engine.*
+import io.ktor.server.netty.*
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+    val target = System.getenv("TARGET") ?: "World"
+    val port = System.getenv("PORT") ?: "8080"
+    embeddedServer(Netty, port.toInt()) {
+        routing {
+            get("/") {
+                call.respondText("Hello $target", ContentType.Text.Html)
+            }
+        }
+    }.start(wait = true)
+}
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