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+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2017-2021 Dash Core Group, Inc.
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+subject to the following conditions:
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+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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+ Seriously fast decentralized applications for the Dash network
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+Dash Platform is a technology stack for building decentralized applications on
+the Dash network. The two main architectural components, Drive and DAPI, turn
+the Dash P2P network into a cloud that developers can integrate with their
+applications.
+
+If you are looking for how to contribute to the project or need any help with
+building an app on the Dash Platform - message us on the [Devs
+Discord](https://chat.dashdevs.org/)!
+
+## Intro
+
+This is a multi-package repository - sometimes also known as monorepository -
+that contains all packages that comprise the Dash platform - for example, Drive,
+which is the storage component of Dash Platform, the JavaScript SDK, wallet-lib,
+DAPI, and others. Every individual package contains its own readme. Packages are
+located in the [packages](./packages) directory.
+
+## FAQ
+
+### How to build and set up a node from the code in this repo?
+
+- Clone the repo
+- Install prerequisites:
+ - [node.js](https://nodejs.org/) v16.0.0+
+ - [docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) v20.10+
+ - [docker-compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/) v1.29.2+
+- Run `npm run setup` to install dependencies and configure and build all packages
+- Run `npm run start` to start the local dev environment built from the sources
+- Run `npm test` to run the whole test suite (note that running tests requires a running node,
+ so be sure to call `npm run start` first). Alternatively, you can run tests for a specific
+ package by running `npm test -w `, for example running
+ `npm test -w @dashevo/dapi-client` will run tests for the JS DAPI client. To see
+ all available packages, please see the [packages readme](./packages/README.md)
+- `npm run stop` will stop the local dev environment. Running a dev environment requires a non-trivial amount of system resources,
+ so it is best to stop the local node when not in use
+- Run `npm run build` to rebuild the project after changes. If you have a local node
+ running, you may need to restart it by running `npm run stop && npm run start`
+- To completely reset all local data and builds, run `npm run reset`
+
+### Looking for support?
+
+For questions and support, please join our [Devs
+Discord](https://chat.dashdevs.org/)
+
+### Where are the docs?
+
+Our docs are hosted on
+[readme.io](https://dashplatform.readme.io/docs/introduction-what-is-dash-platform).
+You can create issues and feature requests in the
+[issues](https://github.com/dashevo/platform/issues) for this repository.
+
+### Want to report a bug or request a feature?
+
+Please read through our [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) and fill out the
+issue template at [platform/issues](https://github.com/dashevo/platform/issues)!
+
+### Want to contribute to Dash Platform?
+
+Check out:
+
+- Our [Developers Discord](https://chat.dashdevs.org/)
+- Our [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started with setting up the
+ repo.
+- Our [blog](https://www.dash.org/blog/) which contains release posts and
+ explanations.
+
+## License
+
+[MIT](LICENSE.md)
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+### Core Packages
+
+| Package | Version | Description |
+|---------|---------|-------------|
+| [`@dashevo/dpp`](/packages/js-dpp) | [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dashevo/dpp) | JS implementation of Dash Platform Protocol, the core data structures used by the Platform |
+| [`@dashevo/dpns-contract`](/packages/dpns-contract) | [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dashevo/dpns-contract) | Data Contract for DashPay Naming Service |
+| [`@dashevo/grpc-common`](/packages/js-grpc-common) | [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dashevo/grpc-common) | Common gRPC packages |
+| [`@dashevo/feature-flags-contract`](/packages/feature-flags-contract) | [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dashevo/feature-flags-contract) | System data contract to enable feature flags |
+
+### Fullnode & Masternode tools
+
+| Package | Version | Description |
+|---------|---------|-------------|
+| [`@dashevo/dashmate`](/packages/dashmate) | [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dashevo/dashmate) | A tool for managing full nodes and masternodes |
+
+### Platform Client Packages
+
+| Package | Version | Description |
+|---------|---------|-------------|
+| [`dash`](/packages/js-dash-sdk) | [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/dash) | JavaScript SDK and light client |
+| [`@dashevo/wallet-lib`](/packages/wallet-lib) | [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dashevo/wallet-lib) | JavaScript light client wallet library |
+| [`@dashevo/dapi-client`](/packages/js-dapi-client) | [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dashevo/js-dapi-client) | JavaScript client to connect to DAPI |
+| [`@dashevo/dapi-grpc`](/packages/dapi-grpc) | [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dashevo/dapi-grpc) | gRPC clients for various platforms (Web, Android, iOS, Java, Python) to interact with DAPI |
+| [`@dashevo/dashpay-contract`](/packages/dashpay-contract) | [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dashevo/dashpay-contract) | DashPay social payments app data contract |
+
+### Platform Node Packages
+
+| Package | Version | Description |
+|---------|---------|-------------|
+| [`@dashevo/drive`](/packages/js-drive) | [](https://hub.docker.com/r/dashpay/drive) | Platform replicated state machine |
+| [`@dashevo/dapi`](/packages/dapi) | [](https://hub.docker.com/r/dashpay/dapi) | Platform Decentralized API |
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