The Safe Network is a fully autonomous data and communications network. For a general introduction and more information about its features and the problems it intends to solve, please see The Safe Network Primer.

The network is implemented in Rust. This repository is a workspace consisting of 4 crates:

• safe_network: provides the core implementation of network features and the node binary.
• sn_api: an interface to expose network features for client applications.
• sn_cli: a command line interface for using the network.
• sn_cmd_test_utilities: internal, unpublished crate that provides tools for integration testing.

Currently, the network can be used via these 3 published crates. To see how, a good place to start is the README for the CLI. You can run your own local network or perhaps participate in a remote network.

Safe is being developed iteratively and has frequent releases. You can use these to experiment with new features when they become available. It's also possible to participate in community 'testnets' hosted by members of The Safe Network Forum.

This Safe Network repository is licensed under the General Public License (GPL), version 3 (LICENSE http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html).

safe_network is licensed under GPLv3 with linking exception. This means you can link to and use the library from any program, proprietary or open source; paid or gratis. However, if you modify safe_network, you must distribute the source to your modified version under the terms of the GPLv3.

See the LICENSE file for more details.

Want to contribute? Great 🎉

There are many ways to give back to the project, whether it be writing new code, fixing bugs, or just reporting errors. All forms of contributions are encouraged!

For instructions on how to contribute, see our guide to contributing.