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     1  Getting Started
     2  ===============
     3  
     4  .. toctree::
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     8     prereqs
     9     install
    10  
    11  Before we begin, if you haven't already done so, you may wish to check that
    12  you have all the :doc:`prereqs` installed on the platform(s)
    13  on which you'll be developing blockchain applications and/or operating
    14  Hyperledger Fabric.
    15  
    16  Once you have the prerequisites installed, you are ready to download and
    17  install HyperLedger Fabric. While we work on developing real installers for the
    18  Fabric binaries, we provide a script that will :doc:`install` to your system.
    19  The script also will download the Docker images to your local registry.
    20  
    21  
    22  Hyperledger Fabric smart contract (chaincode) SDKs
    23  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    24  
    25  Hyperledger Fabric offers a number of SDKs to support developing smart contracts (chaincode)
    26  in various programming languages. Smart contract SDKs are available for Go, Node.js, and Java:
    27  
    28    * `Go SDK documentation <https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric-chaincode-go>`__.
    29    * `Node.js SDK <https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric-chaincode-node>`__ and `Node.js SDK documentation <https://fabric-shim.github.io/>`__.
    30    * `Java SDK <https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric-chaincode-java>`__ and `Java SDK documentation <https://hyperledger.github.io/fabric-chaincode-java/>`__.
    31  
    32  Currently, Node.js and Java support the new smart contract programming model delivered in
    33  Hyperledger Fabric v1.4. Support for Go is planned to be delivered in a later release.
    34  
    35  Hyperledger Fabric application SDKs
    36  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    37  
    38  Hyperledger Fabric offers a number of SDKs to support developing applications
    39  in various programming languages. SDKs are available for Node.js and Java:
    40  
    41    * `Node.js SDK <https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric-sdk-node>`__ and `Node.js SDK documentation <https://fabric-sdk-node.github.io/>`__.
    42    * `Java SDK <https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric-gateway-java>`__ and `Java SDK documentation <https://fabric-gateway-java.github.io/>`__.
    43  
    44  In addition, there are two more application SDKs that have not yet been officially released
    45  (for Python and Go), but they are still available for downloading and testing:
    46  
    47    * `Python SDK <https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric-sdk-py>`__.
    48    * `Go SDK <https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric-sdk-go>`__.
    49  
    50  Currently, Node.js and Java support the new application programming model delivered in
    51  Hyperledger Fabric v1.4. Support for Go is planned to be delivered in a later release.
    52  
    53  Hyperledger Fabric CA
    54  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    55  
    56  Hyperledger Fabric provides an optional
    57  `certificate authority service <http://hyperledger-fabric-ca.readthedocs.io/en/latest>`_
    58  that you may choose to use to generate the certificates and key material
    59  to configure and manage identity in your blockchain network. However, any CA
    60  that can generate ECDSA certificates may be used.
    61  
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