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7## Getting Started
7## Getting Started
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9−The following three guides can get you started.
9+The following three guides will help get you started on Urbit.
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11### [Install Urbit](/install)
11### [Install Urbit](/install)
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13−Urbit isn't ready for serious use yet, but it's available to try out. If you have an Azimuth point, you can follow this step-by-step guide to get your point's _keyfile_, which you need to boot your ship. Then you can install Urbit and join the community.
13+Urbit isn't ready for serious use yet, but it's available to try out. If you have an Urbit identity, you can follow this step-by-step guide to get your point's _keyfile_, which you need to boot your ship. Then you can install Urbit and join the community.
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15### [Operator's Manual](/operations)
15### [Operator's Manual](/operations)
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27- [Arvo](../arvo) is the Urbit operating system. If you're interested in finding out about the architecture of the system, check out this section.
27- [Arvo](../arvo) is the Urbit operating system. If you're interested in finding out about the architecture of the system, check out this section.
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29−- [Azimuth](../arvo) is the Urbit identity layer. To use Urbit, you need an Azimuth identity.
29+- [Azimuth](../arvo) is the Urbit identity layer. To use Urbit, you need an identity that is secured by Azimuth.
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31- [Hoon](../hoon) is the functional programming language used to build Urbit. This section contains tutorials that will help you build proficiency in the language.
31- [Hoon](../hoon) is the functional programming language used to build Urbit. This section contains tutorials that will help you build proficiency in the language.
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8−Azimuth is a general-purpose public-key infrastructure (PKI) on the Ethereum blockchain, used as a decentralized ledger for Urbit identities that we call **points**. Having a point is necessary to use the Urbit network, which makes it important to have a neutral ledger to determine who owns what.
8+Azimuth is a general-purpose public-key infrastructure (PKI) on the Ethereum blockchain, used as a decentralized ledger for Urbit identities that we call **Urbit identities**. Having an identity is necessary to use the Urbit network, which makes it important to have a neutral ledger to determine who owns what.
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10−Azimuth is not, however, part of the Arvo stack. Azimuth is a parallel system that be used as a generalized identity system for other projects. Azimuth "touches" the Urbit ecosystem when a point is used to boot a virtual computer on the Urbit network for the first time. When that happens, the point considered **linked** to Azimuth and the point’s full powers are available for use. Once a point is linked, it cannot be unlinked.
10+Azimuth is not, however, part of the Arvo stack. Azimuth is a parallel system that be used as a generalized identity system for other projects. Azimuth "touches" the Urbit ecosystem when an identity is used to boot a virtual computer on the Urbit network for the first time. When that happens, the identity considered **linked** to Azimuth and the identity’s full powers are available for use. Once a identity is linked, it cannot be unlinked.
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12A metaphor might make the relationship between these two systems easier to understand: Azimuth is the bank vault that stores the deed to your house. The Urbit network is the neighborhood that you live in.
12A metaphor might make the relationship between these two systems easier to understand: Azimuth is the bank vault that stores the deed to your house. The Urbit network is the neighborhood that you live in.