What is this?
Hyperledger Fabric is an enterprise-grade permissioned distributed ledger (blockchain) framework for building distributed ledger solutions and applications, with a modular architecture that balances confidentiality, resiliency and scalability.
Hyperledger Fabric is an enterprise-grade permissioned distributed ledger (blockchain) framework for building distributed ledger solutions and applications, with a modular architecture that balances confidentiality, resiliency and scalability.Is this a ready-made blockchain network or a framework I assemble one with?It is a framework with pluggable components (ordering/consensus, membership, ledger) that you combine into your own permissioned blockchain network, rather than a single out-of-the-box product.
It is a framework with pluggable components (ordering/consensus, membership, ledger) that you combine into your own permissioned blockchain network, rather than a single out-of-the-box product.How do I get started building a network with Fabric?Start with the official 'Getting Started' guide for the current v2.5 LTS release, which walks through the core components and the basic transaction flow before you build anything.
Start with the official 'Getting Started' guide for the current v2.5 LTS release, which walks through the core components and the basic transaction flow before you build anything.Can anyone join a Fabric network like they could with Bitcoin or Ethereum?No — Fabric is a permissioned ledger, so participants must be known and authorized members of the network rather than anonymous public users; this trades open access for enterprise-grade privacy and performance.
No — Fabric is a permissioned ledger, so participants must be known and authorized members of the network rather than anonymous public users; this trades open access for enterprise-grade privacy and performance.Who is Hyperledger Fabric meant for?It targets enterprises and industry consortia building permissioned blockchain solutions that need confidentiality and controlled consensus, not public/anonymous blockchain use cases.
It targets enterprises and industry consortia building permissioned blockchain solutions that need confidentiality and controlled consensus, not public/anonymous blockchain use cases.What does an LTS release mean for Fabric users?Long-Term Support releases like v2.5.x get backported fixes during overlap periods, letting production deployments stay on a stable line longer; earlier LTS branches v2.2.x and v1.4.x have already reached end of maintenance.
Long-Term Support releases like v2.5.x get backported fixes during overlap periods, letting production deployments stay on a stable line longer; earlier LTS branches v2.2.x and v1.4.x have already reached end of maintenance.How does Fabric's consensus differ from typical public blockchains?Instead of mining-based consensus, Fabric uses a pluggable ordering/consensus layer that network operators can swap in, aiming for performance at scale while preserving transaction confidentiality between participants.
Instead of mining-based consensus, Fabric uses a pluggable ordering/consensus layer that network operators can swap in, aiming for performance at scale while preserving transaction confidentiality between participants.What are similar projects?go-ethereum, diem, shardeum, anoma, canopy, whitepaper, gun, BlockNetDiamond
go-ethereum, diem, shardeum, anoma, canopy, whitepaper, gun, BlockNetDiamondWhich topics is it in?consensus, smart-contracts, decentralized, cryptography, p2p, blockchain, enterprise, distributed-systems, networking, go, framework, privacy
consensus, smart-contracts, decentralized, cryptography, p2p, blockchain, enterprise, distributed-systems, networking, go, framework, privacy