aelf Documentation
aelf is a high-performance, cloud-native, layer-1 blockchain with Mainnet nodes in cloud data centers. It supports parallel smart contract execution, microservices, and scalable MainChain and multi-SideChains architecture. The cross-chain design enables fast data interaction, and its hybrid SideChain model reduces costs and boosts network performance.
🏁 Quick Start
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For developers
- Hello World contract
- Lottery Game contract
- DAO dApp
- NFT dApp
- ToDo dApp
- Tic-Tac-Toe dApp
- Expense Tracker dApp
- Staking dApp
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For node operators
📚 Understanding aelf
- Core - aelf's core architecture
- Cross-chain - aelf's cross-chain architecture
- Consensus - Understanding aelf's consensus mechanism
- Network - Exploring aelf's network architecture
- Boot Sequence - Learn about aelf's boot sequence
- Addresses - Managing aelf's blockchain addresses
- Transactions - Handling transaction processes
- Smart Contract - aelf's smart contract architecture
- ACS Introduction - An introduction to aelf contract system
🛠️ Tools
- Playground - Play with aelf in your browser
- Wallet - Integrate your dApp with Portkey wallet
- Faucet - Test your dApp with aelf test tokens
- Oracle - Transfer tamper-proof data from off-chain to on-chain
- Indexer - Query blockchain data from a database
- aelf SDK - Develop blockchain specific applications using aelf SDK
- aelf CLI - Execute blockchain operations via CLI
🔖 Resources
- Whitepaper 2.0 - Featuring AI + Blockchain
- Tokenomics - Economic and Governance
- Other - Other resources