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* Small change to landing page

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# Welcome to the IPFS docs

The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a decentralized file system for building the next generation of the internet. [Filecoin](https://filecoin.io) and many popular Web3 projects are built on IPFS. Some call it the hard drive for blockchain and Web3, though its power extends much further.
The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a set of composable, peer-to-peer protocols for addressing, routing, and transferring [content-addressed](concepts/glossary.md#content-addressing) data in a decentralized file system. Many popular Web3 projects are built on IPFS - see the [ecosystem directory](https://ecosystem.ipfs.tech) for a list of some of these projects.

While IPFS is a file system, it is _not_ a storage system. Instead, IPFS can be thought of as both the protocol implementations of IPFS (such as [Kubo](concepts/glossary.md#kubo)) and as the decentralized network comprised of the individual [nodes](concepts/glossary.md#node) that are running protocol implementations.

## Get started

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IPFS has a bustling community of designers, developers, writers, and activists who are all helping to improve the project. You can join in by attending a local meetup, helping out at a conference, chatting online through [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/KKucsCpZmY), or joining a discussion in [the IPFS forum](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/).

[Find out more in the Community section →](community/README.md)
[Find out more in the Community section →](community/README.md)

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