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What is Embark
======
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Embark is a framework that allows you to easily develop and deploy Decentralized Applications (DApps).
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A Decentralized Application is a serverless html5 application that uses one or more decentralized technologies.
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Embark currently integrates with EVM blockchains (Ethereum), Decentralized Storages (IPFS), and Decentralized communication platforms (Whisper and Orbit). Swarm is supported for deployment.
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With Embark you can:
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**Blockchain (Ethereum)**
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* Automatically deploy contracts and make them available in your JS code. Embark watches for changes, and if you update a contract, Embark will automatically redeploy the contracts (if needed) and the dapp.
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* Contracts are available in JS with Promises.
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* Do Test Driven Development with Contracts using Javascript.
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* Keep track of deployed contracts; deploy only when truly needed.
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* Manage different chains (e.g testnet, private net, livenet)
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* Easily manage complex systems of interdependent contracts.
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**Decentralized Storage (IPFS)**
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* Easily Store & Retrieve Data on the DApp through EmbarkJS. Including uploading and retrieving files.
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* Deploy the full application to IPFS or Swarm.
**Decentralized Communication (Whisper, Orbit)**
* Easily send/receive messages through channels in P2P through Whisper or Orbit.
**Web Technologies**
* Integrate with any web technology including React, Foundation, etc..
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* Use any build pipeline or tool you wish, including grunt, gulp and webpack.
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```Bash
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$ npm -g install embark
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# If you plan to use the simulator instead of a real ethereum node.
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$ npm -g install ganache-cli
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```
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See [Complete Documentation ](https://embark.status.im/docs/ ).
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