# Microservice SDK — Introduction

Source: https://cumulocity.com/docs/microservice-sdk/microservice-sdk-introduction/
Sector: Application enablement & solutions
Release: Latest

Microservices are server-side applications which may be used to extend the Cumulocity platform with customer-specific functionality.

If you want to jump right in, check out our Hello world tutorial for [Java](https://cumulocity.com/docs/microservice-sdk/java/).

Would you rather code in Python or JavaScript?
We do not have an SDK for these, but you can check out our examples for developing microservices in [Python](https://cumulocity.com/docs/microservice-sdk/http/#python-microservice) and [Node.js](https://cumulocity.com/docs/microservice-sdk/http/#node-js-microservice).

For detailed information, see:

* [General aspects](https://cumulocity.com/docs/microservice-sdk/general-aspects) and functionality of using microservices on top of Cumulocity
* How to develop and deploy microservices using the SDK for [Java](https://cumulocity.com/docs/microservice-sdk/java)
* How to use the [Cumulocity's REST interface](https://cumulocity.com/docs/microservice-sdk/rest) to develop microservices