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A reference document for the Joystream Network.

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Introduction

This is the Joystream Handbook, it is intended as a reference document which describes the way the system functions from a technical, economic and social perspective, and also links to various community resources. For detailed information or tutorials on how specific software and applications work, please consult the relevant source repository for the project:

Lightpaper

This handbook is quite technical and contains a substantial level of detail, hence for anyone attempting to gain a more integrated high level overview of the full project and system, then the lightpaper is more appropriate.

Joystream Lightpaper

Opportunities

There are a variety of ways to earn $JOY, summarized in the table below:

Activity Reference
Council Member #council-member
Content Curator #content-curator
Content Curator Lead #content-curator-lead
Builder #builder
Builders Lead #builder-lead
Human Resources #hr-representative
Human Resources Lead #hr-lead
Marketer #marketer
Marketer Lead #marketer-lead
Storage Provider #storage-provider
Storage Provider Lead #storage-provider-leader
Distributor #distributor
Distributor Lead #distributor-lead
Validator #validator
Bounty bounties

Community Notion

The community maintains a distinct Notion workspace for ongoing operational and coordination activities, it is a great complement to this more static handbook.

{% embed url="https://joystream.notion.site/Joystream-Workspace-1175fcb1cc644fdb874558181fd2dbee" %}

Feeling Lost?

Are you still totally lost, not sure where to go or whom to speak to about getting started? Go speak to our integrators, these are the friendliest folks you can imagine, standing by 24/7 - rewarded by the DAO, to help you find your place and become valuable and effective contributor to the system.