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# Corda
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Corda is a decentralised database system in which nodes trust each other as little as possible.
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## Features
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* A P2P network of nodes
* Smart contracts
* Flow framework
* "Notary" infrastructure to validate uniqueness of transactions
* Written as a platform for distributed apps called CorDapps
* Written in [Kotlin ](https://kotlinlang.org ), targeting the JVM
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## Getting started
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1. Read the [Getting started ](https://docs.corda.net/getting-set-up.html ) documentation
2. Run the [example CorDapp ](https://docs.corda.net/tutorial-cordapp.html )
3. Read about Corda's [Key Concepts ](https://docs.corda.net/key-concepts.html )
3. Follow the [Hello, World! tutorial ](https://docs.corda.net/hello-world-index.html )
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## Useful links
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* [Project website ](https://corda.net )
* [Documentation ](https://docs.corda.net )
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* [Slack channel ](https://slack.corda.net/ )
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* [Stack Overflow tag ](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/corda )
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* [Forum ](https://discourse.corda.net )
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* [Meetups ](https://www.meetup.com/pro/corda/ )
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* [Training Courses ](https://www.corda.net/corda-training/ )
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## Contributing
Please read [here ](./CONTRIBUTING.md ).
## License
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[Apache 2.0 ](./LICENSE )
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