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" farewell: title: "As of January 5, 2018, IPDB will be shutting down." text: | We've thought long and hard about this decision. Our plan to be an internet-scale blockchain database for the world started in mid-2015, and those two and a half years are an eternity in blockchain time. The world has changed, and funding to maintain and operate IPDB while maintaining its core values became an insurmountable struggle. We’ve reached milestones in our short time that make us extremely proud. We built a governance model that offered transparency and legitimacy. We confronted the reality of data protection law. We will make these and other learnings available to you in the form of blog posts, reports, or contributions to other projects over the coming months. We want to thank everyone who has contributed to IPDB, especially our caretakers and board members. IPDB would not have made it this far without your guidance and expertise. We also want to thank the people who have been using the IPDB Test Network. We’ve been driven by the dreams of what you’ll build. The IPDB Test Network will continue to run until January 5, 2018, at which point it will be shut down. All accounts and data will be erased and no new sign-ups will be accepted. [BigchainDB](https://www.bigchaindb.com) has started its own test network running the same BigchainDB software that powered IPDB. If you want to continue building on the BigchainDB, you can [sign up today](https://testnet.bigchaindb.com). **Thank you for being part of this journey with us.** See you on the internet. 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."