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If you encounter any problems when using Embark, or find anything unclear described here, please have a look at the <a href="troubleshooting.html">troubleshooting guide</a>, raise an issue on <a href="https://github.com/embarklabs/embark/issues" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GitHub</a> or ask in the <a href="https://gitter.im/embark-framework/Lobby" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gitter Chatroom</a> respectively.</p> 774 <div class="c-notification c-notification--info"> 775 <p><strong>Migrating from 3.2.x</strong></p> 776 <p><p>If you’re planning to upgrade your Embark 3.2.x application to 4.x, head over to our <a href="/docs/migrating_from_3.x.html">Migration Guide</a>.</p> 777 </p> 778 </div> 779 780 781 <h2 id="What-is-Embark"><a href="#What-is-Embark" class="headerlink" title="What is Embark?"></a>What is Embark?</h2><p>Embark is a fast, easy to use, and powerful developer environment to build and deploy decentralized applications, also known as “DApps”. It integrates with <a href="https://ethereum.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ethereum</a> blockchains, decentralized storages like <a href="https://ipfs.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPFS</a> and <a href="https://swarm-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/introduction.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Swarm</a>, and decentralized communication platforms like <a href="https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Whisper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whisper</a>.</p> 782 <p>Embark’s goal is to make building decentralized applications as easy as possible, by providing all the tools needed and staying extensible at the same time.</p> 783 <p>Some of Embark’s features, but not all of them, are:</p> 784 <ul> 785 <li><strong>Automatic Smart Contract deployment</strong> - Embark takes care of deploying your Smart Contracts as well as redeploying them as you make changes to your code. <a href="/docs/contracts_configuration.html">Learn more</a></li> 786 <li><strong>Client development</strong> - Build your application with the framework of your choice right within Embark.</li> 787 <li><strong>Testing</strong> - Test your applications and Smart Contracts through Web3 in JavaScript. <a href="/docs/contracts_testing.html">Learn More</a></li> 788 <li><strong>Decentralized app distribution</strong> - Embark integrates with decentralized storages like IPFS and helps you distributing your app in the network. <a href="/docs/storage_configuration.html">Learn more</a></li> 789 <li><strong>Peer-to-peer messaging</strong> - Send and receive messages via communication protocols like Whisper. <a href="/docs/messages_configuration.html">Learn more</a></li> 790 <li><strong>Cockpit</strong> - An companion application to make developing and debugging decentralized applications a breeze. <a href="/docs/cockpit_introduction.html">Learn more</a></li> 791 </ul> 792 <p>There’s so much more, but let’s take it one step at a time. 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