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Dash Core
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This is the official reference wallet for Dash digital currency and comprises the backbone of the Dash peer-to-peer network. You can [download Dash Core ](https://www.dash.org/downloads/ ) or [build it yourself ](#building ) using the guides below.
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Running
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The following are some helpful notes on how to run Dash on your native platform.
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### Unix
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Unpack the files into a directory and run:
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- `bin/dash-qt` (GUI) or
- `bin/dashd` (headless)
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### Windows
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Unpack the files into a directory, and then run dash-qt.exe.
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### macOS
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Drag Dash-Qt to your applications folder, and then run Dash-Qt.
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### Need Help?
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* See the [Dash documentation ](https://docs.dash.org )
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for help and more information.
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* See the [Dash Developer Documentation ](https://dash-docs.github.io/ )
for technical specifications and implementation details.
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* Ask for help on [Dash Nation Discord ](http://dashchat.org )
* Ask for help on the [Dash Forum ](https://dash.org/forum )
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Building
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The following are developer notes on how to build Dash Core on your native platform. They are not complete guides, but include notes on the necessary libraries, compile flags, etc.
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- [macOS Build Notes ](build-osx.md )
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- [Unix Build Notes ](build-unix.md )
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- [Windows Build Notes ](build-windows.md )
- [OpenBSD Build Notes ](build-openbsd.md )
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- [NetBSD Build Notes ](build-netbsd.md )
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- [Gitian Building Guide ](gitian-building.md )
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Development
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The Dash Core repo's [root README ](/README.md ) contains relevant information on the development process and automated testing.
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- [Developer Notes ](developer-notes.md )
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- [Release Notes ](release-notes.md )
- [Release Process ](release-process.md )
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- Source Code Documentation ** *TODO***
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- [Translation Process ](translation_process.md )
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- [Translation Strings Policy ](translation_strings_policy.md )
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- [Travis CI ](travis-ci.md )
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- [Unauthenticated REST Interface ](REST-interface.md )
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- [Shared Libraries ](shared-libraries.md )
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- [BIPS ](bips.md )
- [Dnsseed Policy ](dnsseed-policy.md )
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- [Benchmarking ](benchmarking.md )
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### Resources
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* Discuss on the [Dash Forum ](https://dash.org/forum ), in the Development & Technical Discussion board.
* Discuss on [Dash Nation Discord ](http://dashchat.org )
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### Miscellaneous
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- [Assets Attribution ](assets-attribution.md )
- [Files ](files.md )
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- [Fuzz-testing ](fuzzing.md )
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- [Reduce Traffic ](reduce-traffic.md )
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- [Tor Support ](tor.md )
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- [Init Scripts (systemd/upstart/openrc) ](init.md )
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- [ZMQ ](zmq.md )
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License
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Distributed under the [MIT software license ](/COPYING ).
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This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the [OpenSSL Toolkit ](https://www.openssl.org/ ). This product includes
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cryptographic software written by Eric Young ([eay@cryptsoft.com](mailto:eay@cryptsoft.com)), and UPnP software written by Thomas Bernard.
