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## Getting Started
VechainThor is the layer 1 blockchain, highly compatible with EVM*, which powers the vechain ecosystem.
VechainThor is a public blockchain that is designed for the mass adoption of blockchain technology by enterprise users
of all sizes and is intended to serve as a foundation for a sustainable and scalable enterprise blockchain ecosystem.
> VechainThor is currently up-to-date with the EVM's `paris` hard fork,
> set [evmVersion](https://docs.soliditylang.org/en/latest/using-the-compiler.html#setting-the-evm-version-to-target)
> to `paris` if you are using solidity compiler version `0.8.20` or above.
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## Documentation
- [Build](./docs/build.md) - How to build the `thor` binary.
- [Usage](./docs/usage.md) - How to run thor with different configurations.
- [Hosting a Node](./docs/hosting-a-node.md) - Considerations and requirements for hosting a node.
- [Core Concepts](https://docs.vechain.org/core-concepts) - Core concepts of the VechainThor blockchain.
- [API Reference](https://mainnet.vechain.org) - The API reference for the VechainThor blockchain.
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## Community
The VechainThor community can be found on [Discourse](https://vechain.discourse.group/) where you can ask questions,
voice ideas, and share your projects with other people.
The Vechain Improvement Proposals (VIPs) repository can be found [here](https://github.com/vechain/VIPs).
To chat with other community members you can join:
Do note that our [Code of Conduct](./docs/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) applies to all vechain community channels. Users are
**highly encouraged** to read and adhere to them to avoid repercussions.
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## Contributing
Contributions to VechainThor are welcome and highly appreciated. However, before you jump right into it, we would like
you to review our [Contribution Guidelines](./docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) to make sure you have a smooth experience
contributing to VechainThor.
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## Security
If you believe you have found a security vulnerability in Thor, we encourage you to **_responsibly disclose this and NOT
open a public issue_**. We will investigate all legitimate reports.
Email `support@vechain.org` to disclose any security vulnerabilities. Alternatively, you can visit
this [link](https://support.vechain.org/support/home) to submit a ticket or find more information.
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## Acknowledgement
A special shout out to following projects:
* [Ethereum](https://github.com/ethereum)
* [Swagger](https://github.com/swagger-api)
* [Stoplight Elements](https://github.com/stoplightio/elements)
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## License
Vechain Thor is licensed under the [GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html),
also included in *LICENSE* file in repository.