# Urbit

[Urbit](https://urbit.org) is a personal server stack built from scratch. It
has an identity layer (Azimuth), virtual machine (Vere), and operating system
(Arvo).

A running Urbit "ship" is designed to operate with other ships peer-to-peer.
Urbit is a general-purpose, peer-to-peer computer and network.

This repository contains the [Arvo Kernel][arvo]

For the Runtime, see [Vere][vere].
For more on the identity layer, see [Azimuth][azim].
To manage your Urbit identity, use [Bridge][brid].

## Install

To install and run Urbit, please follow the instructions at
[urbit.org/getting-started][start]. You'll be on the live network in a
few minutes.

[start]: https://urbit.org/getting-started/

## Contributing

Contributions of any form are more than welcome!  Please take a look at our
[contributing guidelines][cont] for details on our git practices, coding
styles, and how we manage issues.

You might also be interested in joining the [urbit-dev][list] mailing list.

## Release

For details about our release process, see the [maintainers guidelines][main]

[arvo]: https://github.com/urbit/urbit/tree/master/pkg/arvo
[azim]: https://github.com/urbit/azimuth
[brid]: https://github.com/urbit/bridge
[vere]: https://github.com/urbit/vere
[list]: https://groups.google.com/a/urbit.org/forum/#!forum/dev
[cont]: https://github.com/urbit/urbit/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
[main]: https://github.com/urbit/urbit/blob/master/MAINTAINERS.md