Welcome to Corda !
==================

`Corda <https://www.corda.net/>`_ is an open-source blockchain platform. If you’d like a quick introduction to blockchains and how Corda is different, then watch this short video:

.. raw:: html

    <embed>
      <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/205410473" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>
    </embed>

Want to see Corda running? Download our demonstration application `DemoBench <https://www.corda.net/downloads/>`_ or
follow our :doc:`quickstart guide </quickstart-index>`.

If you want to start coding on Corda, then familiarise yourself with the :doc:`key concepts </key-concepts>`, then read
our :doc:`Hello, World! tutorial </hello-world-introduction>`. For the background behind Corda, read the non-technical
`introductory white paper`_ or for more detail, the `technical white paper`_.

If you have questions or comments, then get in touch on `Slack <https://slack.corda.net/>`_ or write a question on
`Stack Overflow <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/corda>`_ .

We look forward to seeing what you can do with Corda!

.. note:: You can read this site offline. Either `download the PDF`_ or download the Corda source code, run ``gradle buildDocs`` and you will have
   a copy of this site in the ``docs/build/html`` directory.

.. _`introductory white paper`: _static/corda-introductory-whitepaper.pdf
.. _`technical white paper`: _static/corda-technical-whitepaper.pdf
.. _`download the PDF`: _static/corda-developer-site.pdf

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   quickstart-index.rst
   key-concepts.rst
   building-a-cordapp-index.rst
   corda-nodes-index.rst
   corda-networks-index.rst
   tutorials-index.rst
   tools-index.rst
   node-internals-index.rst
   component-library-index.rst
   contributing-index.rst
   release-process-index.rst
   faq.rst
   troubleshooting.rst
   other-index.rst
   glossary.rst
