# Bacalhau Documentation

> Bacalhau is an open-source distributed compute platform that enables processing data where it lives. Run Docker containers and WebAssembly across edge, on-premises, and multi-cloud environments.

## Quick Start

```bash
# Install Bacalhau
curl -sL https://get.bacalhau.org/install.sh | bash

# Run your first job
bacalhau docker run ubuntu echo "Hello World"

# Check job status
bacalhau job list
```

## Documentation Sections

- [Getting Started](/llms/getting-started.txt): Installation, quickstart, first jobs
- [CLI Reference](/llms/cli.txt): All bacalhau commands and options
- [API Reference](/llms/api.txt): REST API documentation
- [Examples](/llms/examples.txt): Code examples and tutorials
- [Concepts](/llms/concepts.txt): Architecture and core concepts

## Key Concepts

- **Compute Over Data**: Run compute where data lives, not the other way around
- **Docker Support**: Run existing Docker containers without modification
- **WASM Support**: Lightweight WebAssembly execution for edge devices
- **Distributed**: Scale from laptop to thousands of nodes
- **Open Source**: Apache 2.0 licensed, community-driven

## Resources

- GitHub: https://github.com/bacalhau-project/bacalhau
- Discord: https://bit.ly/bacalhau-project-slack
- Website: https://bacalhau.org

## Related

- [Expanso Platform](https://docs.expanso.io/llms.txt): Enterprise features
- [Examples](https://examples.expanso.io/llms.txt): Code examples