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## Welcome to the Standard Notes Documentation

This documentation explains how to get started with using Standard Notes, publishing a blog with Listed, self-hosting a Standard Notes syncing server, developing an extension to work with Standard Notes, and developing a client application for Standard Notes (e.g., a command line application).

## Topics

- [Self-hosting a Syncing Server](/self-hosting/getting-started)
- [Developing Extensions](/extensions/intro)
- [Client Encryption API](/specification/encryption)
- [Sync API](/specification/sync)
- [Auth API](/specification/auth)

## Staying informed

- [GitHub](https://github.com/standardnotes)
- [Discord](https://standardnotes.com/discord)
- [Twitter](https://twitter.com/standardnotes)
- [Slack](https://standardnotes.com/slack)
- [Blog](https://blog.standardnotes.org)

## Something missing?

If you find issues with the documentation or have suggestions on how to improve the documentation or the project in general, please [file an issue](https://github.com/standardnotes/forum) on the forum or send a tweet mentioning [@standardnotes](https://twitter.com/standardnotes).