From 13ea2d23ffdc76acc38b71d4e84772f88d105b62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kirby Chin <37311900+kabicin@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2026 15:31:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add InstantOn section for links to doc and guide

---
 README.md | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8cfde45..c165b80b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   - [Security](#security)
   - [OpenJ9 Shared Class Cache (SCC)](#openj9-shared-class-cache-scc)
   - [Logging](#logging)
+  - [InstantOn](#instanton)
   - [Session Caching](#session-caching)
   - [Applying interim fixes](#applying-interim-fixes)
   - [Installing Liberty Features from local repository (19.0.0.8+)](#installing-liberty-features-from-local-repository-19008)
@@ -171,6 +172,12 @@ docker run -d -p 80:9080 -p 443:9443 -e WLP_LOGGING_CONSOLE_FORMAT=JSON -e WLP_L
 
 For more information regarding the configuration of WebSphere Liberty's logging capabilities see: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSD28V_liberty/com.ibm.websphere.wlp.core.doc/ae/rwlp_logging.html
 
+## InstantOn
+
+[Liberty InstantOn](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/was-liberty/nd?topic=images-faster-startup-instanton) provides fast startup times for MicroProfile and Jakarta EE applications. With InstantOn, your applications can start in milliseconds, without compromising on throughput, memory, development-production parity, or Java language features.
+
+Check out our guide on [Containerizing, packaging, and running a Spring Boot application](https://openliberty.io/guides/spring-boot.html) where you can learn how to use Liberty InstantOn with a Spring Boot application for faster startup.
+
 ## Session Caching
 
 The Liberty session caching feature builds on top of an existing technology called JCache (JSR 107), which provides an API for distributed in-memory caching. There are several providers of JCache implementations. The configuration for two such providers, Infinispan and Hazelcast, are outlined below.