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BigchainDB Documentation
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`BigchainDB <https://www.bigchaindb.com/>`_ is a scalable blockchain database.
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That is, it's a "big data" database with some blockchain characteristics added, including `decentralization <decentralized.html>`_,
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`immutability <immutable.html>`_
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and
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`native support for assets <assets.html>`_.
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You can read about the motivations, goals and high-level architecture in the `BigchainDB whitepaper <https://www.bigchaindb.com/whitepaper/>`_.
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At a high level, one can communicate with a BigchainDB cluster (set of nodes) using the BigchainDB Client-Server HTTP API, or a wrapper for that API, such as the BigchainDB Python Driver. Each BigchainDB node runs BigchainDB Server and various other software. The `terminology page <terminology.html>`_ explains some of those terms in more detail.
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<div class="buttondiv">
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<a class="button" href="http://bigchaindb.com/http-api">HTTP API Docs</a>
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</div>
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<div class="buttondiv">
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<a class="button" href="http://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/py-driver/en/latest/index.html">Python Driver Docs</a>
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<a class="button" href="https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/js-driver/en/latest/index.html">JavaScript Driver Docs</a>
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<div class="buttondiv">
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<a class="button" href="https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/cli/en/latest/">Command Line Transaction Tool</a>
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<a class="button" href="http://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/index.html">Server Docs</a>
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<div class="buttondiv">
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<a class="button" href="http://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/quickstart.html">Server Quickstart</a>
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</div>
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More About BigchainDB
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---------------------
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 1
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BigchainDB Docs Home <self>
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production-ready
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terminology
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decentralized
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diversity
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immutable
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bft
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assets
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smart-contracts
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transaction-concepts
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permissions
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timestamps
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Data Models <https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/data-models/index.html>
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