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+# Intro to Akash
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+Akash is the open marketplace of compute for Web 3.0. Explore the possibilities of our cost optimized, decentralized network.
+
+Feel free to contact our team for any Akash support needs through the [discord channels](https://discord.com/invite/DxftX67).

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-# Intro to Akash
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+description: Akash means "open space" or "sky" in ancient Sanskrit.
+---
 
-Akash is the open marketplace of compute for Web 3.0. Explore the possibilities of our cost optimized, decentralized network.
+# What is Akash?
 
-Feel free to contact our team for any Akash support needs through the [discord channels](https://discord.com/invite/DxftX67).
+Akash Network is a decentralized cloud marketplace where tenants purchase cloud-grade compute in an [open](https://github.com/ovrclk/akash) market from providers in a permissionless manner. The network is maintained by a network of validators and governed by AKT stakers. 
+
+Akash means "sky" in ancient Sanskrit; sky is where the clouds meet ☁️
+
+## Common Questions
+
+### How to use Akash?
+
+You can get started right from the [**command-line**](https://docs.akash.network/guides/cli) or use [*Desktop GUI*](https://akashlytics.com/deploy)
+
+* Define your Docker image, CPU, Memory, and Storage in a **deploy.yaml** file.
+* Set your price, receive bids from providers in seconds, and select the lowest price.
+* Deploy your application without having to set up, configure, or manage servers.
+* Scale your application from a single container to hundreds of deployments.
+
+### What is the Akash Deployment Marketplace?
+
+The [Akash Marketplace](glossary/marketplace.md) is where users lease computing resources from Cloud providers before deploying a Docker container on the Akash Container Platform. The marketplace stores on-chain records of requests, bids, leases, and settlement payments using the Akash Token (AKT). Akash's blockchain is a [tendermint](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint)-based application based on the [Cosmos SDK](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk).
+
+### What is the Akash Container Platform?
+
+The [Akash Container Platform](glossary/platform.md) is a deployment platform for hosting and managing [containers](glossary/platform.md#containers) where users can run _**any**_ Cloud-Native application. Akash is built with a set of cloud management services including [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io) to orchestrate and manage containers.
+
+### What is the cost to use Akash?
+
+The cost of hosting your application using Akash is about one-third the cost of Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure. You can check the prices live using the [Akashlytics.com price comparison tool](https://akashlytics.com/price-compare).
+
+### How do I use Akash?
+
+If you're new to Akash, start with the [**Getting Started guide**](cli/install.md) and go from there. Akash's community has written several more advanced guides for learning about Akash: a [node operator guide](broken-reference), a [validator guide](operations/validator.md), a [cloud provider guide](providers/build-a-cloud-provider/), and several [deployment guides](guides/) for running various apps on Akash.
+
+### Why is Akash different than other Cloud platforms?
+
+The decentralized cloud is a shift from computing resources being owned and operated by the three large Cloud companies (Amazon, Google, and Microsoft) to a decentralized network of Cloud providers running **open source** **software** developed by a community and creating competition in an **open** **marketplace** with more providers.
+
+Like Airbnb for server hosting, Akash is a marketplace that gives you control over the price you pay and the amenities included (we call them attributes). Akash gives app developers a command-line tool for leasing and deploying apps right from a terminal. Akash taps into the massive market of underutilized resources sitting idle in the estimated 8.4 million data centers globally. Any cloud-native and containerized applications running on the centralized cloud can run faster and at a lower cost on the Akash decentralized cloud.
+
+### Why is Akash different than other decentralized platforms?
+
+Akash hosts [containers](<README (1).md#what-is-a-container>) where users can run _**any**_ Cloud-Native application. There is no need to re-write the entire internet in a new proprietary language, and there is no vendor lock-in to prevent you from switching Cloud providers. The deployment file is transferred over a private peer-to-peer network isolated from the blockchain. Asset transfer occurs off-chain over mTLS to provide the security and performance required by mission-critical applications running on the Cloud.
+
+### What is the Stack Definition Language (SDL)?
+
+You can define the deployment services, datacenters, requirements, and pricing parameters, in a "manifest" file (deploy.yaml). The file is written in a declarative language called [Software Definition Language (SDL)](stack-definition-language.md). SDL is a human friendly data standard for declaring deployment attributes. The SDL file is a "form" to request resources from the Network. SDL is compatible with the YAML standard and similar to Docker Compose files.
+
+### How do I configure Networking for my container?
+
+Networking - allowing connectivity to and between workloads - can be configured via the Stack Definition Language ([SDL](stack-definition-language.md)) file for a deployment. By default, workloads in a deployment group are isolated - nothing else is allowed to connect to them. This restriction can be relaxed.
+
+**Do I need to close and re-create my deployment if I want to update the deployment?**
+
+No. You can update your deployment. However, only some fields in the Akash stack definition file are mutable. The **image**, **command**, **args**, **env** and **exposed ports** can be modified, but compute resources and placement criteria cannot.
+
+### Is there an Akash Testnet?
+
+Yes, but beware that providers are instable. We encourage developers to use Mainnet and provide tokens to do that. To request tokens, please follow the [Activation Funding](token/funding.md#activation-funding) guide.