hero: title: "The blockchain database network for the decentralized stack" description: "IPDB is a ready-to-use public network with a focus on strong governance, all powered by BigchainDB." action: "Get started with IPDB" intro: title: "A planetary-scale blockchain database" description: "The distributed, permanent web is evolving and needs a decentralized database. We are that database." text: | IPDB is a planetary-scale blockchain database built on [BigchainDB](https://www.bigchaindb.com). It’s a ready-to-use public network with a focus on strong governance. It shares all the features of BigchainDB to make developers’ lives easier. features: - title: "A single public database" text: "IPDB gives you easy access to a single public, decentralized database with added blockchain characteristics—all built on top of open source BigchainDB." image: feature-01 - title: "No installation required—just sign up and go" text: "All you have to do is sign up to start using IPDB. IPDB Caretakers will handle running a BigchainDB network for you." image: feature-02 - title: "Store any data, permanently" text: "IPDB allows you to store data indefinitely. It provides blockchain-style tamper-resistance and database-style queryability to give you the best of both worlds." image: feature-03 - title: "Predictable pricing" text: "Use of IPDB is not based on a cryptocurrency, so a spike in the price won't make it too expensive to run your application. Usage of IPDB during the test net phase is free of charge." image: feature-04 - title: "Responsible governance" text: "The IPDB Foundation relies on its caretakers and elected board to navigate governance issues." image: feature-05 - title: "A Dashboard for your IPDB apps" text: "Manage your apps, give users access, and get statistical insights about your app’s API usage." image: feature-06 list: - API usage statistics - Access control - User management foundation: title: "IPDB Foundation: human-scale governance" description: "The IPDB Foundation is made up of members called caretakers. Our caretakers elect the management board and operate the nodes that validate blocks and store data." button: "Learn about the IPDB Foundation" roadmap: title: "Roadmap" description: "The IPDB rollout plan is as follows: A test network for demos, then for invited users, and then the general public. When the test phase is complete, a production network will be launched in the same sequence." steps: - net: Test network target: Demo app status: complete time: Q4 2016 - net: Test network target: Invited users status: complete time: Q1 2017 - net: Test network target: General public status: complete time: Q2 2017 - net: Production network target: Demo app status: progress time: In progress - net: Production network target: Invited users status: planned - net: Production network target: General public status: planned getstarted: title: "Get started with IPDB" description: "You can get started with IPDB in no time:" steps: - title: "Create account" link: "https://developers.ipdb.io/signup?plan_ids[]=2357355879577" text: "Creating an account is free and takes just a second. →" - title: "Get your API credentials" text: "After signing up, you will receive your `app_id` & `app_key`." - title: "Get drivers & tools" link: "https://www.bigchaindb.com/getstarted/#drivers" text: "Point your apps to `test.ipdb.io` and code along. →" tools: - title: "BigchainDB Explorer" description: "Use BigchainDB's HTTP API to explore assets, accounts and transactions." link: "http://www.nileshtrivedi.com/bigchaindb-explorer/" github: "https://github.com/nileshtrivedi/bigchaindb-explorer" - title: "IPDB Explorer" description: "Tool for exploring IPDB txs based on asset ids and public keys." link: "https://ipdb-explorer.license.rocks/" github: "https://github.com/LicenseRocks/ipdb-explorer" connect: title: "Stay connected" description: "We'll keep you updated on our progress." blog_title: "What we're writing about" follow_title: "Follow us" newsletter_title: "Subscribe to the newsletter" newsletter_text: "Our email newsletter keeps you up-to-date on IPDB."