# LBRY Protocol Specification

LBRY is a protocol for accessing and publishing digital content in a global, decentralized marketplace.

This repo contains the official protocol specification for LBRY. It is built with [Jekyll](https://jekyllrb.com/).


## Usage

The spec is available at https://spec.lbry.io. 

To view the content locally, you must have [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/installation/) and [bundler](https://bundler.io#getting-started) installed. Then run `bundle install` and `bundle exec jekyll serve`, and open `localhost:4000` in your browser.


## Contributing

To edit the spec:

- run `bundle exec jekyll serve --watch`
- make changes to the markdown
- refresh `localhost:4000` in your browser to see the effect of your changes.

Contributions to this project are welcome, encouraged, and compensated. For more details, [click here](https://lbry.io/faq/contributing).


## License

This project is MIT licensed. For the full license, see [LICENSE](LICENSE).


## Security

We take security seriously. Please contact security@lbry.io regarding any security issues. [Our GPG key is here](https://lbry.io/faq/gpg-key) if you need it.


## Contact

The primary contact for this project is [@lyoshenka](https://github.com/lyoshenka) (grin@lbry.io).