fabric Documentation

1. Project Overview & Quickstart (hyperledger/fabric) Copy Chapter

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Hyperledger Fabric

Overview Copy Chapter

Hyperledger Fabric is a Graduated project under the Hyperledger umbrella, designed for distributed ledger solutions. Its modular architecture provides high levels of confidentiality, resiliency, flexibility, and scalability. Hyperledger Fabric allows for pluggable implementations of various components, accommodating the complexities of different economic ecosystems.

This platform offers a uniquely elastic and extensible architecture, setting it apart from other blockchain solutions. Building on a fully-vetted, open-source framework, Hyperledger Fabric is an ideal starting point for enterprise blockchain initiatives.

Releases Copy Chapter

Hyperledger Fabric provides periodic releases with new features and improvements. Certain releases are designated as Long-Term Support (LTS), ensuring that important fixes are backported during overlap periods.

Current LTS Release: Copy Section

• v2.5.x

Historic LTS Releases: Copy Section

• v2.2.x (maintenance ended February 2024)
• v1.4.x (maintenance ended April 2021)

For complete release notes, visit the GitHub releases page.

Documentation and Getting Started Copy Chapter

To familiarize yourself with Hyperledger Fabric, visit our comprehensive online documentation:

• Getting Started with v2.5
• Previous Versions

We recommend that first-time users start with the Getting Started section to understand the components and basic transaction flow.

Contributing Copy Chapter

We welcome contributions to Hyperledger Fabric in various forms. There’s always plenty to do! Check our contribution guidelines for more details on how to get involved.

Community Copy Chapter

Engage with the Hyperledger community:

• Hyperledger Community Meetup
• Mailing Lists and Archives
• Discord Chat
• Issue Tracking

License Copy Chapter

Hyperledger Fabric source code is available under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (Apache-2.0), and documentation files are under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY-4.0).

File: docs/README.md Copy Chapter

Documentation README

If you'd like to contribute to the documentation, then read the following
instructions to get started.

2. Official Technical Reference & Guides (hyperledger/fabric-docs) Copy Chapter

Hyperledger Fabric Documentation Copy Chapter

Consolidated documentation for all of the various sub-projects of Hyperledger Fabric.

Latest version of the Hyperledger Fabric v1.1.x docs available here.

Contributing Copy Chapter

See our Contribution Guidelines.

Code of Cnduct Guidelines Copy Chapter

See our Code of Conduct Guidelines.

Maintainers Copy Chapter

Should you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to one of the project's Maintainers.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.