# Get started with cheqd Network

The cheqd network is a highly scalable, enterprise-ready blockchain for identity interactions. Using the native CHEQ token, cheqd network is creating new commercial models for identity writes and trusted interactions.

## Get started

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Setup your wallet</strong></mark></td><td>Setup a wallet to hold your CHEQ tokens.</td><td><a href="/pages/ZXv1NOCtkxaJi2cCPsnL">/pages/ZXv1NOCtkxaJi2cCPsnL</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Setup a node</strong></mark></td><td>Setup a validator node on either cheqd mainnet or testnet.</td><td><a href="https://docs.cheqd.io/node">https://docs.cheqd.io/node</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Explore other tools</strong></mark></td><td>Explore our cheqd Network tooling and APIs.</td><td><a href="/pages/1iDPBI7vsAEOOBbwuXI2">/pages/1iDPBI7vsAEOOBbwuXI2</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Other useful information

Please see the following links for more specific information and guides regarding using the cheqd Network.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Block Explorer</strong></mark></td><td>Check out our BigDipper 2.0 block explorer here.</td><td><a href="https://bigdipper.live/cheqd">https://bigdipper.live/cheqd</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Get CHEQ</strong></mark></td><td>Start your journey of acquiring CHEQ.</td><td><a href="https://cheqd.io/get-involved/">https://cheqd.io/get-involved/</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Identity Write Pricing</strong></mark></td><td>Understand how much it costs to write to the cheqd Network.</td><td><a href="/pages/FoTziOX1O9YPDiNy2v4B">/pages/FoTziOX1O9YPDiNy2v4B</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Staking Dashboard</strong></mark></td><td>Use this dashboard for managing your CHEQ, hosted by our friends at OmniFlix.</td><td><a href="https://cheqd.omniflix.co/">https://cheqd.omniflix.co/</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Governance Framework</strong></mark></td><td>Check out our cheqd Governance Framework. </td><td><a href="https://docs.cheqd.io/governance">https://docs.cheqd.io/governance</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>CHEQ Tokenomics</strong></mark></td><td>Learn about the tokenomics of CHEQ.</td><td><a href="https://learn.cheqd.io/overview/tokenomics">https://learn.cheqd.io/overview/tokenomics</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Integrating with cheqd

Below are a list of three core ways to integrate with the cheqd network. Each offers a different set of protocols and underlying technical capabilities:

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>cheqd Studio</strong></mark></td><td><em>Low complexity</em></td><td>Customers can easily integrate cheqd's identity functionality into their existing applications through hitting simple REST APIs using cheqd Studio. </td><td><a href="/files/r0y2bclMz2Gaw8nanbGr">/files/r0y2bclMz2Gaw8nanbGr</a></td><td><a href="/pages/FNDxkKY4YwkV1fsGIist">/pages/FNDxkKY4YwkV1fsGIist</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Software Development Kits (SDKs)</strong></mark></td><td><em>Moderate complexity</em></td><td>To have greater customisability, customers can customers can build identity solutions through a set of SDKs to meet different technical stacks and requirements.</td><td><a href="/files/yTo6sXioj81sUZcuP4Wt">/files/yTo6sXioj81sUZcuP4Wt</a></td><td><a href="/pages/0V7vHFekengilkb8yFXq">/pages/0V7vHFekengilkb8yFXq</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Direct integration with ledger code (cheqd SDK)</strong></mark></td><td><em>High complexity</em></td><td>For full customisability and flexibility, the cheqd SDK plugs directly into cheqd Network and is responsible for communicating with the core ledger code. </td><td><a href="/files/bLhKOrbKvlRTszH3Ixz0">/files/bLhKOrbKvlRTszH3Ixz0</a></td><td><a href="/pages/e7QKbDSGHTIzOxBwkTj0">/pages/e7QKbDSGHTIzOxBwkTj0</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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