> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.plasma.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Start Here

> Welcome to the Plasma chain documentation. This section covers everything you need to set up your environment and start deploying on Plasma.

![Chain.png](https://mintcdn.com/plasma-97e11032/2KAuyFPhADNZ-KAz/images/Chain.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=2KAuyFPhADNZ-KAz\&q=85\&s=1c5a22167ceae39aa51c901edb1144f3)

### **Essentials**

> [card] [Connect to Plasma](https://docs.plasma.org/docs/plasma-chain/network-information/connect-to-plasma.md)
>
> Links and canonical deployments

> [card] [Architecture](https://docs.plasma.org/docs/plasma-chain/architecture/system-overview.md)
>
> Overview of Plasma's architecture

> [card] [Tooling & Infrastructure](https://docs.plasma.org/docs/plasma-chain/tools/account-abstraction.md)
>
> Third-party infra supporting  Plasma

> [card] [RPC Reference](https://docs.plasma.org/docs/plasma-chain/tools/rpc-providers.md)
>
> JSON-RPC API

### Guides

> [card] [Deploy Smart Contract](https://docs.plasma.org/docs/guides/smart-contracts/deploy-a-contract.md)

> [card] [Verify Smart Contract](https://docs.plasma.org/docs/guides/smart-contracts/verify-a-contract.md)


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