bigchaindb/docs/server/source/quickstart.md
Troy McConaghy 754730a045 Update the Quickstart page (#2538)
* Update the Quickstart page

* Add links to docs about how to deploy a local node
2018-09-14 11:47:39 +02:00

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# Quickstart
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## Try BigchainDB
Create a BigchainDB transaction and post it to a BigchainDB network in 20 seconds or less:
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<a class="button" href="https://www.bigchaindb.com/developers/getstarted/">Try BigchainDB Now</a>
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## Develop an App
To develop an app that talks to a BigchainDB network, you'll want a test network to test it against. You have a few options:
1. The BigchainDB Test Network (or "Testnet") is a free-to-use, publicly-available BigchainDB network that you can test against. You can find out more about the BigchainDB Testnet on [the BigchainDB "Get Started" page](https://www.bigchaindb.com/developers/getstarted/#server).
1. You could also run a BigchainDB node on you local machine. One way is to use the [Simple Deployment Template](./simple-deployment-template/index.html), with a one-node "network." Another way is to use one of the deployment methods listed in the [the docs about contributing to BigchainDB](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/contributing/en/latest/index.html).
Regardless of which BigchainDB network you use, you'll probably use one of the [BigchainDB drivers or tools](https://www.bigchaindb.com/getstarted/#drivers).
## Help Develop BigchainDB Server
To help develop BigchainDB Server (the core software in each BigchainDB node), see [the docs about contributing to BigchainDB](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/contributing/en/latest/index.html).
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