# Pantheon Ethereum Client
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Pantheon is an Apache 2.0 licensed, MainNet compatible, Ethereum client written in Java.
## Issues
Pantheon issues are tracked in [Jira ](https://pegasys1.atlassian.net/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=10117 ) not GitHub.
See our [contribution guidelines ](CONTRIBUTING.md ) for more detail on searching and creating issues.
If you've commented on existing issue and have been waiting for a reply, feel free to ping us on [Gitter].
## Pantheon Users
The process for installing and running Pantheon as a user is different to when developing. Some processes in our [user documentation ](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/ ) are different to those described in this Readme.
## Pantheon Developers
* [Contribution Guidelines ](CONTRIBUTING.md )
* [Coding Conventions ](CODING-CONVENTIONS.md )
* [Command Line Interface (CLI) Style Guide ](CLI-STYLE-GUIDE.md )
* [User Documentation] for running and using Pantheon
### Development
Instructions for how to get started with developing on the Pantheon codebase. Please also read the
[contribution guidelines ](CONTRIBUTING.md ) for more detail on how to submit a pull request (PR).
* [Checking Out and Building ](docs/development/building.md )
* [Running Developer Builds ](docs/development/running-developer-builds.md )
* [Code Coverage ](docs/development/code-coverage.md )
* [Logging ](docs/development/logging.md )
[User Documentation]: https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/stable/
[Gitter]: https://gitter.im/PegaSysEng/pantheon
## Release Notes
[Release Notes ](CHANGELOG.md )