# Welcome

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This website is meant to guide you along your onboarding and DeFi experience. You can learn more about Karura on the [Karura website](http://karura.network). For technical and protocol docs, please visit the Karura [protocol wiki](https://wiki.acala.network/).

If you're new to the community, you can follow Karura on [Twitter](http://twitter.com/karuranetwork), subscribe to the [newsletter](https://share.hsforms.com/1X9RxkXk-R62I0VNbATaDXw4h8qc), join the [Discord](https://www.acala.gg/), and see all other social channels [here](https://linktr.ee/karuranetwork).

To start using the Karura Apps, go to [apps.karura.network](http://apps.karura.network). If you are new, you'll need to do a few things before you can start using the Apps. To begin, go to Getting Started 👇

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[general](https://wiki.karura.app/general)
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[mint-kusd](https://wiki.karura.app/mint-kusd)
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[karura-swap](https://wiki.karura.app/karura-swap)
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[stake](https://wiki.karura.app/stake)
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[common-errors](https://wiki.karura.app/common-errors)
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