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title: What is Veilid?
description: Veilid is an open-source, distributed application framework.
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    <h3 class="mt-0">Ways to Help</h3>
    <p>There a so many ways to join the community and help out:</p>
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      <li><a class="btn btn-primary btn-lg w-100" href="/discord">Discord</a></li>
      <li><a class="btn btn-dark btn-lg w-100" href="/contribute">Contribute</a></li>
      <li><a class="btn btn-secondary btn-lg w-100" href="/contribute/getting-started/">Get Started</a></li>
      <li><a class="btn btn-success btn-lg w-100 text-white" href="/donate">Donate</a></li>
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