# Lighthouse Documentation

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Lighthouse is an **Ethereum 2.0 client** that connects to other Ethereum 2.0
clients to form a resilient and decentralized proof-of-stake blockchain.

It is written in Rust, maintained by Sigma Prime and funded by the Ethereum
Foundation, Consensys and other individuals and organisations.

## Developer Resources

Documentation is presently targeted at **researchers and developers**. It
assumes significant prior knowledge of Ethereum 2.0.

Topics:

- Get started with [development environment setup](./setup.md).
- See the [interop docs](./interop.md).
- [Run a simple testnet](./simple-testnet.md) in Only Three CLI Commands™.