> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.nwc.dev/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.nwc.dev/bitcoin-lightning-wallets/getting-started.md).

# Getting Started

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### Plan your wallet service

[Best Practices](/bitcoin-lightning-wallets/best-practices.md)
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### Build your wallet service 

[Code Examples](/bitcoin-lightning-wallets/code-examples.md)

[Reference Implementations](/bitcoin-lightning-wallets/references-and-sdks.md)
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### Connect to a NWC Relay

[Connect to a NWC Relay](/bitcoin-lightning-wallets/nwc-relay.md)
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### Ship your NWC wallet service 🚀

Get listed on [NWC.dev](https://nwc.dev/) and [Awesome-NWC](https://github.com/getAlby/awesome-nwc)
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