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Welcome to Corda !
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.. warningX:: This build of the docs is from the "|version|" branch, not a milestone release. It may not reflect the
current state of the code. `Read the docs for milestone release M12.1 <https://docs.corda.net/releases/release-M12.1/>`_.
`Corda <https://www.corda.net/>`_ is a blockchain-inspired open source distributed ledger platform. If youd like a
quick introduction to distributed ledgers and how Corda is different, then watch this short video:
.. raw:: html
<embed>
<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/205410473" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>
</embed>
Want to see Corda running? Download our demonstration application `DemoBench <https://www.corda.net/downloads/>`_ or follow our :doc:`quickstart guide </quickstart-index>`.
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-index>`. For the background behind Corda, read the non-technical `introductory white paper`_ or for more detail, the `technical white paper`_.
If you have questions or comments, then get in touch with us either on `Slack <https://slack.corda.net/>`_, `Discourse <https://discourse.corda.net/>`_, or write a question on `stackoverflow <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/corda>`_ .
We look forward to seeing what you can do with Corda!
.. _`introductory white paper`: _static/corda-introductory-whitepaper.pdf
.. _`technical white paper`: _static/corda-technical-whitepaper.pdf
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
quickstart-index.rst
key-concepts.rst
building-a-cordapp-index.rst
corda-nodes-index.rst
corda-networks-index.rst
tutorials-index.rst
tools-index.rst
node-internals-index.rst
component-library-index.rst
release-process-index.rst
faq.rst
troubleshooting.rst
other-index.rst
glossary.rst