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11The documents in this section are high-level introductions to the Urbit project and components thereof.
11The documents in this section are high-level introductions to the Urbit project and components thereof.
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13−## [Arvo vs. Azimuth](/docs/concepts/arvo-vs-azimuth)
13+## [Azimuth](/docs/concepts/azimuth)
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15−A quick explanation of the two parallel systems that compose Urbit.
15+A quick explanation of Azimuth, the Urbit identity layer. This document also explains how Azimuth and Arvo are different, while being the two parallel systems that compose Urbit.
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17+### [Why Urbit Uses a Blockchain](/docs/concepts/azimuth/blockchain)
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19+Azimuth is built on the Ethereum blockchain. This document explains why.
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21+### [The Urbit HD Wallet](/docs/concepts/azimuth/blockchain)
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23+A detailed discussion of the unique wallet system used to own and manage Azimuth identities.
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17## [Technical Overview](/docs/concepts/technical-overview)
25## [Technical Overview](/docs/concepts/technical-overview)
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6−# Arvo vs. Azimuth
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8−Urbit is a project, not a single computer system. It has three components: Arvo, the operating system; Azimuth, the identity system; and Aegean, the pattern for creating software experiences for individual Urbit communities. This document compares the first two.
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10−[*Arvo*](https://github.com/urbit/arvo) is an operating system that provides the software for a personal server. These personal servers together constitute the peer-to-peer Arvo network. To make this network work on the social level, Arvo is built to work with a system of scarce and immutable identities.
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12−[*Azimuth*](https://github.com/urbit/azimuth) is the public-key infrastructure built to be such a system. A suite of smart-contracts on the Ethereum blockchain, Azimuth determines which Ethereum addresses own which Azimuth identities, called _points_. All point-related operations, such as transfers, are governed at this layer. But Azimuth isn't built strictly for Arvo -- it could be used as a generalized identity system for other projects.
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14−These otherwise-parallel systems meet when you want to connect to the Arvo network. Your Arvo personal server, called your _ship_, needs to be able to prove cryptographically that it is who it says it is. This proof comes in the form of a keyfile, derived from your point, that you use to start your ship.
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16−A metaphor might help illustrate the relationship between these two systems: the Arvo network is the neighborhood that you live in; Azimuth is the bank vault that stores the deed to your house.
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22These otherwise-parallel systems meet when you want to connect to the Arvo network. Your Arvo personal server, called your _ship_, needs to be able to prove cryptographically that it is who it says it is. This proof comes in the form of a keyfile, derived from your point, that you use to start your ship.
22These otherwise-parallel systems meet when you want to connect to the Arvo network. Your Arvo personal server, called your _ship_, needs to be able to prove cryptographically that it is who it says it is. This proof comes in the form of a keyfile, derived from your point, that you use to start your ship.
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24A metaphor might help illustrate the relationship between these two systems: the Arvo network is the neighborhood that you live in; Azimuth is the bank vault that stores the deed to your house.
24A metaphor might help illustrate the relationship between these two systems: the Arvo network is the neighborhood that you live in; Azimuth is the bank vault that stores the deed to your house.
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26+## Further Reading
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28+If you want to know more about Azimuth, check out the pages below.
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30+### [Why Urbit Uses a Blockchain](/docs/concepts/azimuth/blockchain)
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32+An explanation for why Ethereum makes sense for Azimuth.
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34+### [The Urbit HD Wallet](/docs/concepts/azimuth/blockchain)
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36+A detailed discussion of the unique wallet system used to own and manage Azimuth identities.