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title: Home
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description: Geth homepage
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## What is Geth?
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Geth (go-ethereum) is a [Go](https://go.dev/) implementation of [Ethereum](http://ethereum.org) - a gateway into the decentralized web.
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Geth has been a core part of Etheruem since the very beginning. Geth was one of the original Ethereum implementations making it the most battle-hardened and tested client.
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Geth is an Ethereum _execution client_ meaning it handles transactions, deployment and execution of smart contracts and contains an embedded computer known as the _Ethereum Virtual Machine_.
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Running Geth alongside a consensus client turns a computer into an Ethereum node.
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## What is Ethereum?
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Ethereum is a technology for building apps and organizations, holding assets, transacting and communicating without being controlled by a central authority. It is the base of a new, decentralized internet.
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Read more on our [Ethereum page](/ethereum) or on [ethereum.org](http://ethereum.org).
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## Why run a node?
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Running your own node enables you to use Ethereum in a truly private, self-sufficient and trustless manner. You don't need to trust information you receive because you can verify the data yourself using your Geth instance.
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**"Don't trust, verify"**
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[Read more about running a node](http://https://ethereum.org/en/run-a-node/#main-content)
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## Contribute to Geth
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We welcome contributions from anyone on the internet, and are grateful for even the smallest of fixes! If you'd like to contribute to the Geth source code, please fork the [Github repository](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum), fix, commit and send a pull request for the maintainers to review and merge into the main code base. See our [contribution guidelines](/content/docs/developers/contributing.md) for more information.
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## About the Team
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The Geth team comprises 10 developers distributed across the world. The Geth team is funded directly by [The Ethereum Foundation](https://ethereum.foundation).
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