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# BigchainDB

A scalable blockchain database. [The whitepaper](https://www.bigchaindb.com/whitepaper/) explains what that means.


## Quick Start

### [Set Up and Run a BigchainDB Node](http://bigchaindb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/nodes/setup-run-node.html)
### [Run BigchainDB with Docker](http://bigchaindb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/nodes/run-with-docker.html)
### [The Python Server API by Example](http://bigchaindb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/nodes/python-server-api-examples.html)
### [The Python Driver API by Example](http://bigchaindb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/drivers-clients/python-driver-api-examples.html)

## Links for Everyone
* [BigchainDB.com](https://www.bigchaindb.com/) - the main BigchainDB website, including newsletter signup
* [Whitepaper](https://www.bigchaindb.com/whitepaper/) - outlines the motivations, goals and core algorithms of BigchainDB
* [Roadmap](https://github.com/bigchaindb/org/blob/master/ROADMAP.md)
* [Blog](https://medium.com/the-bigchaindb-blog)
* [Twitter](https://twitter.com/BigchainDB)
* [Google Group](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bigchaindb)

## Links for Developers
* [Documentation](http://bigchaindb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) - for developers
* [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) - how to contribute
* [Community guidelines](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
* [Open issues](https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb/issues)
* [Open pull requests](https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb/pulls)
* [Gitter chatroom](https://gitter.im/bigchaindb/bigchaindb)

## Legal
* [Licenses](LICENSES.md) - open source & open content
* [Imprint](https://www.bigchaindb.com/imprint/)
* [Contact Us](https://www.bigchaindb.com/contact/)