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# About ResilientDB & Beacon

ResilientDB is a high‑performance, scalable, and fault‑tolerant blockchain database designed for mission‑critical applications. It focuses on predictable performance, strong consistency, and a modular architecture that makes it practical to build real systems at scale.

Beacon is the documentation and learning hub for the ResilientDB ecosystem. It brings together official docs, ecosystem guides, and interactive examples, and includes an AI assistant to help you get answers quickly.

## 🎯 Our Mission

To provide a flexible and efficient blockchain infrastructure that empowers developers and organizations to build innovative solutions with ease.

## What is ResilientDB?

- High‑throughput, low‑latency blockchain fabric
- Strong consistency and fault tolerance
- Modular components (consensus, storage, networking) with clean interfaces
- Production‑oriented developer experience

## What is Beacon?

- Central home for docs across core and ecosystem projects
- Clear guides, walkthroughs, and best practices
- Interactive playgrounds (TypeScript, Python, terminal‑style demos)
- AI assistant for answers, summaries, and first‑steps checklists

## 👥 The Team & Contributors

We are grateful to everyone contributing to ResilientDB and its ecosystem, including maintainers, researchers, and community contributors.

- Core team and maintainers from the ResilientDB project
- Ecosystem project authors and collaborators
- Community members filing issues, improving docs, and sharing examples

If you’d like to contribute, open an issue or pull request in the relevant repository. Contributions to documentation are especially welcome—small fixes are just as valuable as large guides.

## 🤝 Get Involved

- GitHub: [ResilientEcosystem](https://github.com/ResilientEcosystem)
- Join the discussion: [Email us to request Slack access](mailto:developer@resilientdb.com)
- YouTube: [ExpoLab @ UC Davis](https://www.youtube.com/@ExpoLabUCDavis)
- Website: [resilientdb.apache.org](https://resilientdb.apache.org/)

## 🙏 Acknowledgements

We thank all our contributors and the open‑source community for their support and contributions to the ResilientDB project.

## Useful Links

- ResilientDB website: [resilientdb.com](https://resilientdb.com)
- Beacon (Docs): [beacon.resilientdb.com](https://beacon.resilientdb.com)
