# Besu Ethereum Client
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Besu is an Apache 2.0 licensed, MainNet compatible, Ethereum client written in Java.

## Issues 

Besu 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 [RocketChat].  

## Besu Users

The process for installing and running Besu as a user is different to when developing. Some processes in our [user documentation](https://besu.hyperledger.org/en/latest/) are different to those described in this Readme.

## Besu 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 Besu

### Development

Instructions for how to get started with developing on the Besu 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://besu.hyperledger.org/
[RocketChat]: https://chat.hyperledger.org/channel/besu

## Release Notes

[Release Notes](CHANGELOG.md)