# Canopy Docs

## Canopy Network Docs

- [Canopy Documentation](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-documentation.md): Effortlessly create and deploy application-specific blockchains with Canopy, the limitless framework for developing and deploying your project.
- [Canopy Overview](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/canopy-overview.md)
- [Fact Sheet](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/canopy-overview/fact-sheet.md)
- [Why Canopy?](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/why-canopy.md): Learn about Canopy and why we're excited about the future of blockchain infrastructure.
- [Blockchain 101](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/why-canopy/blockchain-101.md): If you're new to web3, start here. We'll start with the basics and build up your knowledge.
- [Background & Industry State](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/why-canopy/background-and-industry-state.md): This page is designed to give you the background to how we got to where we are today.
- [The Problem](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/why-canopy/the-problem.md)
- [Solution and Vision](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/why-canopy/solution-and-vision.md)
- [Comparables](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/why-canopy/comparables.md): Learn about how Canopy's technology stacks up against the rest.
- [Ethereum](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/why-canopy/comparables/ethereum.md)
- [Tendermint](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/why-canopy/comparables/tendermint.md)
- [Polkadot](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/why-canopy/comparables/polkadot.md)
- [Avalanche](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/why-canopy/comparables/avalanche.md)
- [Rollups](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/why-canopy/comparables/rollups.md)
- [Core Features](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/core-features.md)
- [Peer-To-Peer Security](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/core-features/peer-to-peer-security.md)
- [Progressive Sovereignty](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/core-features/progressive-sovereignty.md)
- [Capital Efficient Restaking](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/core-features/capital-efficient-restaking.md)
- [Composable Architecture](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/core-features/composable-architecture.md)
- [One-Way Interoperability](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/core-features/one-way-interoperability.md)
- [Built-In Liquidity](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/core-features/built-in-liquidity.md)
- [Chain Halt Rescue](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/core-features/chain-halt-rescue.md)
- [NestBFT](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/core-features/nestbft.md)
- [PoS Is Trusted](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/core-features/nestbft/pos-is-trusted.md)
- [PoAge Is Trustless](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/core-features/nestbft/poage-is-trustless.md)
- [VRF Leader Election](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/core-features/nestbft/vrf-leader-election.md)
- [Checkpoints as a Service](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/core-features/checkpoints-as-a-service.md)
- [United Governance](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/core-features/united-governance.md)
- [How Does Canopy Work?](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/how-does-canopy-work.md): Delve into this section to gain a thorough understanding of how Canopy operates, exploring its functionalities and mechanisms in detail.
- [Utility](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/how-does-canopy-work/utility.md): This page details the high-level architecture and technical implementation of Canopy's decentralized security solution and offers a comprehensive explanation of this recursive system.
- [Consensus](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/how-does-canopy-work/consensus.md)
- [P2P](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/how-does-canopy-work/p2p.md)
- [State Machine](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/how-does-canopy-work/state-machine.md)
- [Storage](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/how-does-canopy-work/storage.md)
- [Specifications](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/how-does-canopy-work/specifications.md)
- [CLI](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/how-does-canopy-work/specifications/cli.md)
- [RPC](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/how-does-canopy-work/specifications/rpc.md)
- [Config](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/how-does-canopy-work/specifications/config.md)
- [Governance Params](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/how-does-canopy-work/specifications/governance-params.md)
- [Nested Chain IDs](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/how-does-canopy-work/specifications/nested-chain-ids.md)
- [Canopy Economics](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/canopy-economics.md): Understand CNPY tokenomics, including supply, rewards, burning, restaking, committee subsidization, and DAO treasury funding.
- [Who is Canopy for?](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/who-is-canopy-for.md): See how Canopy serves application builders, existing ecosystems, and security providers with scalable blockchain growth and shared security.
- [Application Builders](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/who-is-canopy-for/application-builders.md)
- [Existing Ecosystems](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/who-is-canopy-for/existing-ecosystems.md)
- [Security and Governance Actors](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/who-is-canopy-for/security-and-governance-actors.md)
- [Glossary](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/glossary.md)
- [Node Runner](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/secure-canopy/node-runner.md): Welcome to the Canopy Network documentation for Node Runners and Validators.
- [Setup & Recommendations](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/secure-canopy/node-runner/setup-and-recommendations.md)
- [Quickstart](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/secure-canopy/node-runner/quickstart.md): Your journey as a node runner starts here. For recommendations for system setup, please visit Setup & Recommendations.
- [Manage](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/secure-canopy/node-runner/manage.md): This section details the management of Canopy nodes.
- [Configure](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/secure-canopy/node-runner/configure.md): This section details the configuration of Canopy nodes, and while Canopy is meant to be hassle free, the intended audience is Validator and RPC providers
- [Govern](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/secure-canopy/node-runner/govern.md)
- [App Builder](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/app-builder.md): Welcome to the Canopy Network documentation for App Builders
- [Key Concepts](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/app-builder/key-concepts.md): This section gives you the mental model you need before writing any code. It won't make you an expert in blockchain theory, but it will make the rest of these docs make sense.
- [Prerequisites](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/app-builder/prerequisites.md): This section covers exactly what you need installed before running any code. The list is intentionally short. You do not need to install a database, a separate consensus engine, or any blockchain-spec
- [Chain Quickstart](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/app-builder/chain-quickstart.md)
- [Build a Basic App](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/app-builder/build-a-basic-app.md)
- [Run, Test, and Configure](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/app-builder/run-test-and-configure.md): This section covers the local development loop: running the chain, writing integration tests against it, and tuning configuration values. It also documents the most common mistakes and how to avoid th
- [RPC Reference](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/app-builder/rpc-reference.md): The complete HTTP RPC reference for Canopy is maintained in the repository alongside the source code, so it stays current as endpoints are added or updated.
- [Plugin API Reference](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/app-builder/plugin-api-reference.md): This document is a complete reference for the Canopy Application Blockchain Interface (ABI) — the contract your plugin implements and the types it works with.
- [Economics of a Chain Launch](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/app-builder/economics-of-a-chain-launch.md): Building a new blockchain typically means solving a distribution problem before anything else:
- [Page 1](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/page-1.md)
- [Participate](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/participate.md)
- [How To Get CNPY](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/participate/how-to-get-cnpy.md)
- [What to do with CNPY](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/participate/what-to-do-with-cnpy.md)
- [Manage](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/participate/what-to-do-with-cnpy/manage.md)
- [Earn](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/participate/what-to-do-with-cnpy/earn.md)
- [Subsidize](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/participate/what-to-do-with-cnpy/subsidize.md)
- [Govern](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/participate/what-to-do-with-cnpy/govern.md)
- [Build](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build.md)
- [Build a new L1](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/build-a-new-l1.md)
- [Introduction](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/build-a-new-l1/introduction.md)
- [Building](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/build-a-new-l1/building.md)
- [Application](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/build-a-new-l1/building/application.md)
- [Governance](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/build-a-new-l1/building/governance.md)
- [Testing](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/build-a-new-l1/building/testing.md)
- [Upgrading](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/build-a-new-l1/building/upgrading.md)
- [Governance](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/build-a-new-l1/governance.md)
- [Straw Polling](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/build-a-new-l1/governance/straw-polling.md)
- [Proposals](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/build-a-new-l1/governance/proposals.md)
- [Connect an external chain](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/connect-an-external-chain.md)
- [Introduction](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/connect-an-external-chain/introduction.md)
- [Building](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/connect-an-external-chain/building.md)
- [Connecting](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/connect-an-external-chain/building/connecting.md)
- [Testing](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/connect-an-external-chain/building/testing.md)
- [Upgrading](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/connect-an-external-chain/building/upgrading.md)
- [Governance](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/connect-an-external-chain/governance.md)
- [Straw Polling](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/build/connect-an-external-chain/governance/straw-polling.md)
- [What is Canopy?](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/what-is-canopy.md): In the 'What is Canopy' section, you'll be taken from 0 → Masters in Canopy, including 'Why Canopy?' and an overview of the core features, tokenomics, and future vision.
- [Get Started](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/contributor-hub/get-started.md): Community contributions, whether in code, content, or engagement, are essential for strengthening the network’s reliability and to accelerate its progressive sovereignty of its ecosystem.
- [Editorial and Style Guide](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/contributor-hub/editorial-and-style-guide.md): Use this framework as a guide for creating content that is not only informative but also reflects our core values of Canopy.
- [Introduction to our Incubator](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-incubator/introduction-to-our-incubator.md): This wiki will tell you more about the Canopy Incubator, and how to get involved!
- [Welcome & What to Expect](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-incubator/welcome-and-what-to-expect.md)
- [Program Schedule](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-incubator/program-schedule.md)
- [Incubator FAQ](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-incubator/incubator-faq.md)