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Welcome to Corda !
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`Corda <https://www.corda.net/>`_ is an open-source blockchain platform. If youd like a quick introduction to blockchains and how Corda is different, then watch this short video:
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If you want to start coding on Corda, then familiarise yourself with the :doc:`key concepts </key-concepts>`, then read
our :doc:`Hello, World! tutorial </hello-world-introduction>`.
* For the background behind Corda read the `introductory white paper`_ (`Simplified Chinese`_, `Traditional Chinese`_, `Japanese`_).
* For much more architectural detail, the `technical white paper`_.
If you have questions or comments, then get in touch on `Slack <https://slack.corda.net/>`_ or ask a question on
`Stack Overflow <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/corda>`_ .
We look forward to seeing what you can do with Corda!
.. note:: You can read this site offline. Either `download the PDF`_ or download the Corda source code, run ``gradle buildDocs`` and you will have
a copy of this site in the ``docs/build/html`` directory.
.. _`introductory white paper`: _static/corda-introductory-whitepaper.pdf
.. _`Simplified Chinese`: _static/corda-introductory-whitepaper-zhs.pdf
.. _`Traditional Chinese`: _static/corda-introductory-whitepaper-zht.pdf
.. _`Japanese`: _static/corda-introductory-whitepaper-jp.pdf
.. _`technical white paper`: _static/corda-technical-whitepaper.pdf
.. _`download the PDF`: _static/corda-developer-site.pdf
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Welcome to Corda, a platform for building decentralized applications. This guidebook covers everything you need to know to create
apps, run nodes and networks, and operate your new decentralized business network.
If you're completely new to distributed ledger technology (DLT) or Corda and would like a business-oriented overview, we recommend
reading the introductory white paper. If you'd like a detailed architectural description of how the Corda protocol works, why
it's designed how it is and what future work is planned, we recommend reading the technical white paper. Both white papers can be
found on `the Corda documentation website`_.
But if you'd like to dive in and start writing apps, or running nodes, this guidebook is for you. It covers the open source Corda
distribution. Commercial distributions (like Corda Enterprise from R3) have their own user guides that describe their enhanced features.
We look forward to seeing what you can do with Corda!
.. _`the Corda documentation website`: https://docs.corda.net
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release-notes
app-upgrade-notes
node-upgrade-notes
corda-api
cheat-sheet
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:caption: Development
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quickstart-index.rst
key-concepts.rst
building-a-cordapp-index.rst
tutorials-index.rst
tools-index.rst
node-internals-index.rst
component-library-index.rst
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serialization-index.rst
json.rst
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troubleshooting.rst
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:caption: Operations
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corda-nodes-index.rst
corda-networks-index.rst
docker-image.rst
azure-vm.rst
aws-vm.rst
loadtesting.rst
cli-application-shell-extensions.rst
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release-notes.rst
changelog.rst
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contributing-index.rst
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