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Concepts
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An overview of the ideas and technologies surrounding Start9 and StartOS.

`Start9 <https://start9.com>`_ and our :ref:`products<start9-concepts>`  (powered by :ref:`StartOS<start-os>`) "stand on the shoulders of giants."  Over the past several decades, technologies have been developed by individuals and companies without which these ground-breaking devices could not exist.  Below you will find some select ideas and software which will help you understand what StartOS is and how it works.

.. toctree::
  :maxdepth: 2

  open-source
  networks
  self-hosting
  start9-startos
  bitcoin-lightning