tendermint/docs/index.md

# Documentation

If you're new here, start with the [Tendermint Intro](/intro).

To start building an ABCI application and integrating with Tendermint, 
see the [App Development](/docs/guides/app-development)
and [App Architecture](/docs/guides/app-architecture) guides.

To learn more about running the Tendermint software, see the [Using Tendermint Guide](/docs/guides/using-tendermint).

To learn more about Tendermint's various pieces, check out the [Documentation](/docs).
For a deeper dive, see [this thesis](https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/9769). 
There is also the [original whitepaper](https://tendermint.com/static/docs/tendermint.pdf), though it is now quite outdated.
You might also be interested in the [Cosmos Whitepaper](https://cosmos.network/whitepaper),
which describes Tendermint, ABCI, and how to build a scalable, heterogeneous, cryptocurrency network.

For details on how the software has changed, and what changes are in store, see the [Changelog](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) and the [Roadmap](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/master/roadmap.md).

If you're interested in contributing, see our [Contributor Guidelines](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)

The Tendermint [Software Ecosystem](/ecosystem) contains many example applications and related software built by the Tendermint team and others. 
Check it out for some motivation and inspiration!

See our [Community](/community) page for more ways to collaborate.

You can also [get in touch with the team](/contact).

Most importantly, enjoy!