# Get Started

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## [Welcome to Avail Forum! 👋](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.availproject.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 49\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5 "2024-01-15T15:46:20Z")

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BIG Welcome to the Avail Community! We are so glad you joined us. This is Avail Forum, the space for the Avail Community to gather, and discuss important topics in the ecosystem, validator communication, and more. Here’…

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## [\[UPDATED\] Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Avail](https://forum.availproject.org/t/updated-frequently-asked-questions-faq-about-avail/21)

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**Author:** [@robin-rrt](https://forum.availproject.org/u/robin-rrt)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/updated-frequently-asked-questions-faq-about-avail/21 "2024-04-10T15:00:20Z")

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What is Avail? Avail is solving fundamental scaling problems and addressing the fragmentation experienced today by users interacting across different ecosystems. Avail solves these problems from first principles, solvin…

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## [About the Get Started category](https://forum.availproject.org/t/about-the-get-started-category/11)

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**Author:** [@robin-rrt](https://forum.availproject.org/u/robin-rrt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2023, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/about-the-get-started-category/11 "2023-09-15T07:35:57Z")

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Welcome to the Avail Forum! If this is your first time, get started here.