# Introduction

## Welcome to Pulstream 🚀

**Pulstream** is a high-performance stream processing platform built for real-time Solana data analysis and signal generation. It enables developers to create, deploy, and monetize custom data processing streams using WASM functions that react to blockchain events in real-time.

## ✨ Key features

* **⚡ Real-time Solana data processing**: Direct integration with Solana blockchain via Yellowstone gRPC geyser plugin
* **🔧 WASM-based functions**: Write logic in Rust, compile to WASM for sandboxed execution
* **📡 Low latency signal generation**: Sub-second detection and propagation of trading opportunities
* **📱 Automated social alerts**: Push notifications to Discord, Telegram, Twitter and other platforms
* **🤖 Automated trading execution**: Direct integration with DEXs and trading protocols
* **💰 Stream monetization**: Revenue sharing model for stream creators

## 🎯 Use cases

* **Trading signal generation**: Custom indicators and trading signals based on on-chain data
* **Arbitrage detection**: Identify price discrepancies across DEXs in real-time
* **DeFi analytics**: Track liquidity, yields, and protocol metrics
* **Portfolio tracking**: Monitor wallet activities and performance
* **Risk management**: Build alerts for position monitoring and risk metrics
* **Whale tracking**: Detect large transactions and wallet movements

## 🏗️ Architecture overview

Pulstream consists of four main components:

* **Carbon router** - Ingests real-time Solana blockchain data
* **Runtime engine** - Executes user functions in WASM environment
* **Function server** - Manages function deployment via REST API
* **Signal distribution** - Delivers signals to consumers

[Learn more about the architecture →](https://docs.pulstream.so/broken-reference)

## 📚 Documentation overview

| Section                                                                                         | Description                       |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| [🚀 Getting Started](https://github.com/pulstream/docs/blob/main/getting-started/quickstart.md) | Quick start guides and tutorials  |
| [📋 DSL System](https://docs.pulstream.so/dsl-system/structure)                                 | Complete DSL system documentation |
| [🏗️ Architecture](https://docs.pulstream.so/broken-reference)                                  | System design and components      |
| [💻 Development](https://github.com/pulstream/docs/blob/main/development/README.md)             | Building and testing streams      |
| [💰 Monetization](https://github.com/pulstream/docs/blob/main/monetization/README.md)           | Earn from your streams            |

## ⚡ Real use

Ready to build your first stream? Get started in just 5 minutes!

[**→ Go to Quickstart guide**](https://github.com/pulstream/docs/blob/main/getting-started/quickstart.md)

## 🤝 Community & support

* [Twitter](https://x.com/pulstream_so)
* [GitHub](https://github.com/pulstream)
* [Website](https://pulstream.so)


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