Hyperledger Fabric is a platform for distributed ledger solutions, underpinned by a modular architecture delivering high degrees of confidentiality, resiliency, flexibility and scalability. It is designed to support pluggable implementations of different components, and accommodate the complexity and intricacies that exist across the economic ecosystem.
Hyperledger Fabric delivers a uniquely elastic and extensible architecture, distinguishing it from alternative blockchain solutions. Planning for the future of enterprise blockchain requires building on top of a fully-vetted, open source architecture; Hyperledger Fabric is your starting point.
It's recommended for first-time users to begin by going through the :doc:`getting_started` section in order to gain familiarity with the Hyperledger Fabric components and the basic transaction flow. Once comfortable, continue exploring the library for demos, technical specifications, APIs, etc.
Before diving in, watch how Hyperledger Fabric is Building a Blockchain for Business:
.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Getting Started prereqs getting_started samples
.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Key Concepts blockchain capabilities fabric_model usecases
.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Tutorials build_network write_first_app chaincode chaincode4ade chaincode4noah videos
.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Operations Guide best_practices msp configtx configtxgen configtxlator cc-packaging-and-signing endorsement-policies error-handling logging-control
.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Architecture arch-deep-dive txflow Hyperledger Fabric CA's User Guide <http://hyperledger-fabric-ca.readthedocs.io/en/latest> fabric-sdks kafka channels ledger readwrite gossip
.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Troubleshooting and FAQs Fabric-FAQ
.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Contributing CONTRIBUTING MAINTAINERS jira_navigation dev-setup/devenv dev-setup/build Gerrit/lf-account Gerrit/gerrit Gerrit/changes Gerrit/reviewing Gerrit/best-practices testing Style-guides/go-style
.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Appendix glossary releases questions status