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# BigchainDB Server

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

## Get Started with BigchainDB Server

### [Quickstart](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/quickstart.html)
### [Set Up & Run a Dev/Test Node](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/dev-and-test/setup-run-node.html)
### [Run BigchainDB Server with Docker](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/appendices/run-with-docker.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

* [All BigchainDB Documentation](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/en/latest/)
* [BigchainDB Server Documentation](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/index.html)
* [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/)
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Edited root README.md to make it clear that this repo is for BigchainDB Server 2016-09-29 09:57:25 +02:00			`BigchainDB is a scalable blockchain database. [The whitepaper](https://www.bigchaindb.com/whitepaper/) explains what that means.`
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Edited root README.md to make it clear that this repo is for BigchainDB Server 2016-09-29 09:57:25 +02:00			`## Get Started with BigchainDB Server`
Simplify README.md to four sets of links 2016-02-23 15:31:53 +01:00
In README.md, changed readthedocs.io URLs to docs.bigchaindb.com 2016-10-10 16:55:39 +02:00			`### [Quickstart](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/quickstart.html)`
			`### [Set Up & Run a Dev/Test Node](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/dev-and-test/setup-run-node.html)`
			`### [Run BigchainDB Server with Docker](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/appendices/run-with-docker.html)`
Simplify README.md to four sets of links 2016-02-23 15:31:53 +01:00
			`## Links for Everyone`
Updated links in root README.md 2016-09-29 14:15:51 +02:00
Simplify README.md to four sets of links 2016-02-23 15:31:53 +01:00			`* [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`
Updated roadmap link in README.md 2016-06-03 11:22:56 +02:00			`* [Roadmap](https://github.com/bigchaindb/org/blob/master/ROADMAP.md)`
Simplify README.md to four sets of links 2016-02-23 15:31:53 +01:00			`* [Blog](https://medium.com/the-bigchaindb-blog)`
			`* [Twitter](https://twitter.com/BigchainDB)`
			`* [Google Group](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bigchaindb)`

			`## Links for Developers`
Updated links in root README.md 2016-09-29 14:15:51 +02:00
In README.md, changed readthedocs.io URLs to docs.bigchaindb.com 2016-10-10 16:55:39 +02:00			`* [All BigchainDB Documentation](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/en/latest/)`
			`* [BigchainDB Server Documentation](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/index.html)`
Simplify README.md to four sets of links 2016-02-23 15:31:53 +01:00			`* [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`
Updated links in root README.md 2016-09-29 14:15:51 +02:00
Simplify README.md to four sets of links 2016-02-23 15:31:53 +01:00			`* [Licenses](LICENSES.md) - open source & open content`
			`* [Imprint](https://www.bigchaindb.com/imprint/)`
			`* [Contact Us](https://www.bigchaindb.com/contact/)`