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[](https://travis-ci.org/bitcoinj/bitcoinj) [](https://coveralls.io/r/bitcoinj/bitcoinj?branch=master)
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### Welcome to bitcoinj
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The bitcoinj library is a Java implementation of the Bitcoin protocol, which allows it to maintain a wallet and send/receive transactions without needing a local copy of Bitcoin Core. It comes with full documentation and some example apps showing how to use it.
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### Technologies
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* Java 7 for the core modules, Java 8 for everything else
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* [Gradle 3.4+](https://gradle.org/) - for building the project
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* [Google Protocol Buffers](https://github.com/google/protobuf) - for use with serialization and hardware communications
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### Getting started
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To get started, it is best to have the latest JDK and Gradle installed. The HEAD of the `master` branch contains the latest development code and various production releases are provided on feature branches.
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#### Building from the command line
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To perform a full build use
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gradle clean build
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```
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You can also run
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gradle javadoc
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```
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to generate the JavaDocs.
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The outputs are under the `build` directory.
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#### Building from an IDE
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Alternatively, just import the project using your IDE. [IntelliJ](http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/) has Gradle integration built-in and has a free Community Edition. Simply use `File | New | Project from Existing Sources` and locate the `build.gradle` in the root of the cloned project source tree.
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### Example applications
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These are found in the `examples` module.
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### Where next?
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Now you are ready to [follow the tutorial](https://bitcoinj.github.io/getting-started).
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