[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/lbryio/lbry.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/lbryio/lbry) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/lbryio/lbry/badge.svg)](https://coveralls.io/github/lbryio/lbry) # LBRY LBRY is an open-source protocol providing distribution, discovery, and purchase of digital content (data) via a decentralized network. This repo is a reference implementation of the [LBRY API](https://lbry.io/api). It provides a daemon that can interact with the network via a json-rpc interface over HTTP. ## Installing **Note**: This project no longer bundles a graphic interface (browser). If you want to use LBRY via a GUI, [use the LBRY App](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-app). Our [releases page](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry/releases) contains pre-built binaries of the latest release, pre-releases, and past releases, for macOS, Debian-based Linux, and Windows. Installing from source is also relatively painless, full instructions are in [INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md) ## Running Run `lbrynet-daemon` to launch the daemon. ## Using By default, `lbrynet-daemon` will provide a JSON-RPC server at `http://localhost:5279`. It is easy to interact with via cURL or sane programming languages. Our [quickstart guide](http://lbry.io/quickstart) provides a simple walkthrough and examples for learning. The full API is documented [here](https://lbry.io/api). ## What is LBRY? LBRY is a protocol that provides a fully decentralized network for the discovery, distribution, and payment of data. It utilizes the [LBRY blockchain](https://github.com/lbryio/lbrycrd) as a global namespace and database of digital content. Blockchain entries contain searchable content metadata, identities, and rights and access rules. LBRY also provides a data network consists of peers uploading and downloading data from other peers, possibly in exchange for payments, and a distributed hash table, used by peers to discover other peers. ## Contributions To contribute, [join us on Discord](https://chat.lbry.io/) or contact jeremy@lbry.io. Pull requests are also welcome. ## Support Please open an issue and describe your situation in detail. We will respond as soon as we can. For private issues, contact jeremy@lbry.io. ## License See [LICENSE](LICENSE)