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# Quark
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Quark is an [ABCI application](https://github.com/tendermint/abci) designed to
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be used with the [Tendermint consensus engine](https://tendermint.com/) to form
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a Proof-of-Stake cryptocurrency. It also provides a general purpose framework
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for extending the feature-set of the cryptocurrency by implementing plugins.
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Quark serves as a reference implementation for how we build ABCI applications
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in Go, and is the framework in which we implement the [Cosmos
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Hub](https://cosmos.network). **It's easy to use, and doesn't require any
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forking** - just implement your plugin, import the quark libraries, and away
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you go with a full-stack blockchain and command line tool for transacting.
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## Prerequisites
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[Install and setup Golang](https://tendermint.com/docs/guides/install-go).
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## Installation
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```
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go get -u github.com/tendermint/basecoin/cmd/basecoin
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```
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See the [install guide](/docs/guide/install.md) for more details.
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## Guide
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1. Getting started with the [Quark basics](/docs/guide/basecoin-basics.md)
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1. Learning to [use the plugin system](/docs/guide/basecoin-plugins.md)
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1. More features of the [Quark tool](/docs/guide/basecoin-tool.md)
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1. Learn how to use [Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC)](/docs/guide/ibc.md)
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1. See [more examples](https://github.com/tendermint/basecoin-examples)
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To deploy a testnet, see our [repository of deployment tools](https://github.com/tendermint/tools).
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