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title: The Polkadot App
description: Documentation for the Polkadot Products Devnet, the Polkadot app, and the developer platform behind it.
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<p class="home-eyebrow">Polkadot Products Devnet</p>

<h1>Build Products<br>for People.</h1>

<p class="home-hero__lead">Documentation for the Polkadot app, the Products Devnet it runs on, and the tools for building apps on it.</p>

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<a class="hero-btn hero-btn--primary" href="#choose-your-path">Get Started</a>
<a class="hero-btn hero-btn--onchain" href="https://docs.dev-dot.li" target="_blank" rel="noopener">On-chain docs &#8599;</a>
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## Choose your path

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<a class="intro-cta__card" href="../using-the-app/users/">
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    <span class="intro-cta__icon"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"/><polygon points="16.24 7.76 14.12 14.12 7.76 16.24 9.88 9.88 16.24 7.76"/></svg></span>
    <span class="intro-cta__tag">For users</span>
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  <div class="intro-cta__title">Use the app</div>
  <div class="intro-cta__desc">Install the Polkadot app, set up a devnet account and open your first app.</div>
  <div class="intro-cta__go">Get started as a user <span>&rarr;</span></div>
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<a class="intro-cta__card intro-cta__card--dev" href="../get-started/developers/">
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    <span class="intro-cta__icon"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><polyline points="16 18 22 12 16 6"/><polyline points="8 6 2 12 8 18"/></svg></span>
    <span class="intro-cta__tag">For developers</span>
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  <div class="intro-cta__title">Build a Product</div>
  <div class="intro-cta__desc">Build a web app, give it a <code>.dot</code> domain and publish it on the Devnet.</div>
  <div class="intro-cta__go">Get started as a developer <span>&rarr;</span></div>
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## Explore the platform

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<a class="rail-tile" href="../architecture/">
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  <b>Architecture</b>
  <span class="rail-tile__desc">How the app, DotNS, Bulletin, Asset Hub, People, CASH and messaging fit together.</span>
  <span class="rail-tile__arrow">&rarr;</span>
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<a class="rail-tile" href="../using-the-app/">
  <span class="rail-tile__icon"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M4 19.5A2.5 2.5 0 0 1 6.5 17H20"/><path d="M6.5 2H20v20H6.5A2.5 2.5 0 0 1 4 19.5v-15A2.5 2.5 0 0 1 6.5 2z"/></svg></span>
  <b>Guides</b>
  <span class="rail-tile__desc">Step by step: create an account, get CASH, register a <code>.dot</code> domain, publish an app.</span>
  <span class="rail-tile__arrow">&rarr;</span>
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<a class="rail-tile" href="../reference/">
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  <b>Reference</b>
  <span class="rail-tile__desc">Packages, network IDs, registries, addresses, source links and terms.</span>
  <span class="rail-tile__arrow">&rarr;</span>
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<div class="home-outro__label">Popular guides</div>
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<a href="../using-the-app/create-account/">Create an account &amp; get funds</a>
<a href="../using-the-app/get-and-use-cash/">Get &amp; use CASH</a>
<a href="../using-the-app/discover-and-open-apps/">Discover &amp; open apps</a>
<a href="../build/build-and-publish/">Build &amp; publish an app</a>
<a href="../build/register-a-dot-name/">Register a <code>.dot</code> domain</a>
<a href="../build/platform-services-sdk/">Use platform services from the SDK</a>
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<div class="home-outro__label">Devnet entry points</div>
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<a class="entry-chip" href="https://dev-dot.li" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="lbl">Web gateway</span><span class="val">dev-dot.li</span></a>
<a class="entry-chip" href="https://browse.dev-dot.li" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="lbl">Browse directory</span><span class="val">browse.dev-dot.li</span></a>
<a class="entry-chip" href="https://faucet.polkadot.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="lbl">Faucet</span><span class="val">faucet.polkadot.io</span></a>
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