# Accumulate web3athon guide

Welcome to the Accumulate web3athon guide, where you can find all the tools and resources needed to build your project on Accumulate.

### **Getting started**

**Intro to Accumulate**

Accumulate is a unique blockchain network built to address blockchain technology's most significant fundamental issues like security, validation, scaling, pruning, and integration.

**Accumulate YouTube videos**

watch and subscribe to our videos on youtube.

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**FAQ**

To get your questions answered on Accumulate FAQ page, click this [link](https://accumulatenetwork.io/learn/#intro)

**Developer resources**

* [Documentation](https://docs.accumulatenetwork.io/accumulate/getting-started/readme)
* [Whitepaper](https://accumulatenetwork.io/whitepaper/)
* [CLI Setup](https://docs.accumulatenetwork.io/accumulate/cli/cli-setup)
* [CLI Reference](https://docs.accumulatenetwork.io/accumulate/cli/cli-reference)
* [API Reference](https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/1835497/UzBnrSFB)

**Tools**

These tools will help you build Accumulate dapps using your favorite language and IDE or text editor.

* [Java SDK](https://docs.accumulatenetwork.io/accumulate/tools/java-sdk)
* [Dart SDK](https://pub.dev/packages/accumulate_api/install)
* [Accumulate Explorer](https://explorer.accumulatenetwork.io/)

**Tutorial**

* [Create a lite account](https://docs.accumulatenetwork.io/accumulate/tutorials/create-a-lite-account)

**Community Support**

* [Discord](https://discord.gg/bg9yWvArcP)

We wish you the best of luck. Happy hacking