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." 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-bigchaindb - 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." - 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." - title: "Predictable pricing" text: "Use of IPDB is not based on a cryptocurrency, so you don’t have to worry about a spike in the price making it too expensive to run your application. Usage of IPDB during the test net phase is free of charge." - title: "Governed by Caretakers" text: "The IPDB Foundation is run by its internet-loving Caretakers around the world." - title: "A Dashboard for your IPDB apps" text: "Manage your apps, give users access, and get statistical insights about your app’s API usage." list: - API usage statistics - Access control - User management foundation: title: "IPDB Foundation: human-scale governance" description: "IPDB relies on caretakers to run the BigchainDB nodes that store and validate transactions. The IPDB Caretakers are the members of the IPDB Foundation." button: "Learn about IPDB Foundation and its caretakers" roadmap: title: "Roadmap" description: "The IPDB rollout plan follows six steps. First, a test network for demos, then for invited users, and then for the general public. When the test phase is complete, a production network will be launched in the same sequence." steps: - net: Test net target: Demo app status: complete time: Q4 2016 - net: Test net target: Invited users status: complete time: Q1 2017 - net: Test net target: General public status: complete time: Q2 2017 - net: Production net target: Demo app status: progress time: In progress - net: Production net target: Invited users status: planned - net: Production net target: General public status: planned getstarted: title: "Get started" description: "GET https://test.ipdb.io/api/" connect: title: "Stay connected" description: "Stalk us like there's no tomorrow." blog_title: "From the blog" newsletter_title: "Newsletter" newsletter_text: "Our email newsletter will keep you informed of major developments." social_title: "Follow us"