# Welcome to Zama's documentation

## Zama Confidential Blockchain Protocol

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A suite of tools and libraries for building confidential smart contracts and dApps on any chains.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick Start</strong></td><td>Build your first contract step by step.</td><td><a href="https://1589512257-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fas3tqongAQqhIqSutY52%2Fuploads%2FHha661Srku6PVtDcllQw%2Fgradient2-2.png?alt=media&#x26;token=729e2848-e786-4b87-9d02-da9f98bf9b3e">gradient2-2.png</a></td><td><a href="https://docs.zama.ai/protocol/solidity-guides/getting-started/quick-start-tutorial">https://docs.zama.ai/protocol/solidity-guides/getting-started/quick-start-tutorial</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Solidity Guides</strong></td><td>Write contracts to compute on encrypted data.</td><td><a href="https://1589512257-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fas3tqongAQqhIqSutY52%2Fuploads%2FVg6Z6jWf9KJib42PjM7U%2Fgradient3-2.png?alt=media&#x26;token=9ff7aa95-e916-4e21-8078-6a8ff967f89e">gradient3-2.png</a></td><td><a href="https://docs.zama.ai/protocol/solidity-guides">https://docs.zama.ai/protocol/solidity-guides</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Relayer SDK Guides</strong></td><td>Create frontends that interact with contracts.</td><td><a href="https://1589512257-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fas3tqongAQqhIqSutY52%2Fuploads%2FrxoZqdQgTJLfZcxlEUtx%2FVector-4.png?alt=media&#x26;token=7c5d8d80-23c6-46a9-89f8-898bea52ab01">Vector-4.png</a></td><td><a href="https://docs.zama.ai/protocol/relayer-sdk-guides">https://docs.zama.ai/protocol/relayer-sdk-guides</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Protocol Apps</strong></td><td>Explore the official Zama Protocol web apps.</td><td><a href="https://1589512257-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fas3tqongAQqhIqSutY52%2Fuploads%2FH0rrSGkpdgsTIr7xRaze%2FLayer_1.png?alt=media&#x26;token=813d4ab9-84a4-4849-8f27-0c980769eebd">Layer_1.png</a></td><td><a href="https://docs.zama.org/protocol/protocol-guides">https://docs.zama.org/protocol/protocol-guides</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Code Examples</strong></td><td>Review code examples for developers.</td><td><a href="https://1589512257-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fas3tqongAQqhIqSutY52%2Fuploads%2FHha661Srku6PVtDcllQw%2Fgradient2-2.png?alt=media&#x26;token=729e2848-e786-4b87-9d02-da9f98bf9b3e">gradient2-2.png</a></td><td><a href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/-MIF05xPVoj0l_wnOGB7/s/X08b6UDQsduF6eJZjCJy/">Examples</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Zama Protocol Litepaper</strong></td><td>Read the Litepaper for protocol details.</td><td><a href="https://1589512257-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fas3tqongAQqhIqSutY52%2Fuploads%2FVg6Z6jWf9KJib42PjM7U%2Fgradient3-2.png?alt=media&#x26;token=9ff7aa95-e916-4e21-8078-6a8ff967f89e">gradient3-2.png</a></td><td><a href="https://app.gitbook.com/s/UdSYvSNa6t73FdFzbjGT/">Zama Confidential Blockchain Protocol  Litepaper</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Libraries&#x20;

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Open-source libraries that support FHE computations.

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## Supports

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* [Community forum](https://community.zama.ai/)
* [Discord channel](https://discord.com/invite/zama)