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# Vite Documentation

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See our [new documentation (beta)](https://docs.vite.org/vuilder-docs/vite-basics/) for a simpler introduction of Vite's basic features and quickstarts for developing on the Vite chain.
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## Get Started

* **[Vite](./start.md)**: A fast, fee-less blockchain that adopts a message-driven, asynchronous architecture and a DAG-based ledger.  [Whitepaper](https://github.com/vitelabs/whitepaper/blob/master/vite_en.pdf)
* **[Cross-Chain Bridge](./bridge/vitebridge.md)**: ViteBridge - Bridging every blockchain in a multi-chain future.
* **[DEX](./dex/)**: ViteX - Cross-chain exchange by the community, for the community.
* **[Smart Contract](./contract/)**: A guide for writing and deploying smart contracts on Vite.

## Reference

* **[Vite RPC API](./api/rpc/)**:  List of endpoints to interact with a Vite fullnode through RPC.
* **[ViteX REST API](./dex/api/rest-api.md)**: REST API for ViteX users to trade on ViteX exchange.
* **[ViteX WebSocket API](./dex/api/websocket-api.md)**: WebSocket API for ViteX.
* **[ViteX Gateway Technical Specification](./dex/gateway/gateway-protocol.md)**: The API specification that 3rd party gateways should implement in order to integrate with ViteX. 

## Resources

### SDK

* [Vite.js](./vite.js/): Javascript SDK for interacting with the Vite network.
* [Vite Java SDK](./vitej/): Java SDK for interacting with the Vite network.

### Node

* [Running a Node](./tutorial/node/install.md): Tutorial for installing a node.
* [Setting up SBP Node on Ubuntu](./tutorial/node/example.md): A tutorial document explains how to set up an SBP node on ubuntu 16.04.