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Welcome! This is the starting point for all the documentation in NEAR.

Understanding NEAR

Learn what NEAR is, how it works, and why you should build on it.

Developer Documentation

Learn how to build contracts and unleash the power of web 3.

Browse the Docs By Topic

Other Documentation Sites

Here are more sources from our ecosystem that can help you to learn more about NEAR.

Discover

Discover awesome apps in the Near ecosystem.

Nomicon

See how NEAR is implemented in the official protocol specification.

Running a Node

Documentation on becoming a validator to help keeping the blockchain safe

NEAR Indexers

Indexers help you mine information from the blockchain

Contact us

If you have any questions, or simply would want to chat with us, please do through one of our official channels. Also, jump into our Discord server and join our office hours every week-day!.

Twitter

@nearprotocol

Discord

NEAR Protocol

Zulip

Near Chat