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

# Dify Documentation

> Build AI applications on Dify Cloud or run Dify on your own infrastructure

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  <h1 className="text-4xl font-bold tracking-tight text-black dark:text-white">Dify Documentation</h1>

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    Dify is an open-source platform for building AI applications. Create agents, agentic workflows, and chatbots that draw on your own data, then publish them as web apps or integrate them through APIs.
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    <Card title="Build Your First App" icon="rocket" href="/en/quick-start" horizontal>
      New to Dify? Start here: build a working AI application and pick up the core concepts along the way.
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  <h2 className="mt-12 text-2xl font-semibold text-black dark:text-white">Choose How You Run Dify</h2>

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      <Card title="Dify Cloud" icon="cloud" href="/en/cloud/use-dify/getting-started/introduction">
        Start building right away on the managed platform. No installation, free Sandbox plan included.
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      <Card title="Self-Host" icon="server" href="/en/self-host/deploy/overview">
        Run the open-source Community Edition on your own infrastructure. Deploy with Docker Compose in minutes.
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  <h2 className="mt-12 text-2xl font-semibold text-black dark:text-white">Explore More</h2>

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      <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api-reference/chats/send-chat-message">
        Integrate Dify applications into your own product through the REST API.
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      <Card title="Develop Plugins" icon="code-pull-request" href="/en/develop-plugin/getting-started/getting-started-dify-plugin">
        Extend Dify with your own tools, models, and integrations.
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      <Card title="Tutorials" icon="graduation-cap" href="/en/learn/tutorials/workflow-101/lesson-01">
        Step-by-step lessons, from your first workflow to complete example apps.
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  <h2 className="mt-12 text-2xl font-semibold text-black dark:text-white">Additional Resources</h2>

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      <Card title="Discord" icon="discord" href="https://discord.gg/FngNHpbcY7" horizontal>
        Share what you're building, swap ideas, and get help from the community.
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      <Card title="GitHub" icon="github" href="https://github.com/langgenius/dify" horizontal>
        Dify is open source. Discuss in issues, report bugs, and contribute code.
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      <Card title="Marketplace" icon="store" href="https://marketplace.dify.ai/" horizontal>
        Browse community-built integrations and app templates, ready to install.
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      <Card title="Blog" icon="newspaper" href="https://dify.ai/blog" horizontal>
        Product announcements, feature deep dives, and engineering notes.
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  <p className="mt-14 text-sm text-gray-500">
    The name Dify comes from <strong>D</strong>o <strong>I</strong>t <strong>F</strong>or <strong>Y</strong>ou.
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