WELCOME

Hi there!

I'd like to welcome both new and seasoned users to r/Stellar! The community has grown exponentially over the past 6 months and with this growth has come a great collection of fresh ideas to the ecosystem. It's important to remember to protect this community's philosophy of Open-Source Citizenship by respecting the rules (see sidebar and scroll to the bottom of this post) and respecting each other. This community's rules & guidelines are in place to foster collaboration, quality conversation, and user safety.

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GETTING STARTED

What Is Stellar?

Stellar is an open-source, distributed payments infrastructure. It is a leapfrog technology that connects people, payment systems, and banks with a focus on the developing world. It lets you facilitate multi-currency and asset transactions quickly, reliably, and for a fraction of a penny by using a crypto-asset called Lumens (XLM) as a bridge.

• The Stellar Consensus Protocol | Talks At Google (video)
• The Stellar Foundation Mandate & Governance
• Jed McCaleb on Bitcoin & Stellar (video)
• How The Stellar Network Operates (pdf)
• How Money Moves On Stellar (video)
• Lumens (XLM) FAQ

Where Do I Start?

A good place to start is with a Stellar Wallet:

• Stellar Lumen Wallet Options

The only official Stellar channels are:

https://stellar.org

https://twitter.com/stellarorg

https://www.facebook.com/stellarfoundation

Now What?

Get lumens, build applications, create tutorials, and dive into Stellar:

• Beginner’s Guide To The Stellar Network (for Developers)
• Developer Support via StackExchange
• Read The Documentation
• Raise Funds & ICO On Stellar
• Participate In The Stellar Build Challenge (Win Lumens)
• Check Out Stellar Meetups In Your Area
• Guide to Stellar Smart Contracts
• [How To Tip XLM on r/Stellar ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stellar/comments/7zz8wl/how_to_tip_on_reddit_using_stellar_lumens/)

Safety Policy

Stellar Development Foundation never asks your Secret Key. The only official website is (https://stellar.org). Stellar will NEVER ask you to deposit funds to any wallet address. If anyone asks your Secret Key to claim a giveaway then it's a scam. Stellar Development Foundation never contacts you directly on media platforms to offer a giveaway, always report those messages to the media platforms so they can remove them to protect our community. Read Stellar's Safety Guide for more on how to protect yourself from scams.

Disclaimer

Stellar does not endorse any third party organizations that are named in this and/or any other communication(s). Please conduct due diligence and interact with these organizations at your own discretion.

RULES

Below is a brief summary of the rules that Reddit users on r/Stellar must follow to participate. These can be used as reasons to remove posts/comments and ban users.

Golden Rule

You are expected to treat everyone with a certain level of respect and refrain from inappropriate behavior. Examples of inappropriate behavior include:

• Personal insults
• Threats of any kind or attempts to organize attacks
• Slurs of any kind
• Posting people’s private information
• Neurotic and negative behavior
• Manipulation, Spamming, Referrals, and Scamming

If you can't follow the community rules, you will not be allowed to post here.

For a full list of r/Stellar's rules, please see the Rules list in the sidebar or rules page