Getting Started - Install
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   prereqs
   install
   sdk_chaincode


The Fabric application stack has five layers:

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* :doc:`Prerequisite software <prereqs>`: the base layer needed to run the software, for example, Docker.
* :doc:`Fabric and Fabric samples <install>`: the Fabric executables to run a Fabric network along with sample code.
* :doc:`Contract APIs <sdk_chaincode>`: to develop smart contracts executed on a Fabric Network.
* :doc:`Application APIs <sdk_chaincode>`: to develop your blockchain application.
* The Application: your blockchain application will utilize the Application SDKs to call smart contracts running on a Fabric network.


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