# About

## What is Humanode Distribution

Humanode Distribution is an overall system we use to deploy and distribute the [Node](/docs/node/overview.md) and chain configuration.

It consists of the cloud infrastructure, and certain APIs and data formats that enable mostly automatic installation of the node software and a relevant chain configuration (the right build of the `humanode-peer` for a given chain, the chainspec file, tunnel application executables, etc).

We provide the [Humanode Launcher](/docs/launcher/about.md) as a user-friendly way of utilizing the Humanode Distribution system, but we also ship the `humanode-distribution` CLI tool for more advanced use cases.

## What is `humanode-distribution` CLI tool

The `humanode-distribution` is a command line application that can download and install pre-assembled packages of Humanode network for a particular chain.

You have to install the `humanode-distribution` first, and then use it to download and install the node for a chain of your choice. Keep in mind you can use [Humanode Launcher](/docs/launcher/about.md) if you do not to work with the command line.

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We advised that the Humanode Distribution system is a work in progress and the APIs are subject to change; use the `humanode-distribution` tool to interact with the system to have a somewhat stable interface for the installation process.
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