# Getting Started ONLY NETWORK ( ONLY) is an open, secure web3 communication infrastructure that powers decentralized user interactions - enabling users to chat, trade and socialize seamlessly within and across applications. We provide customized and easy-to-install chatting solutions for Web3 Gaming, Wallets and general Dapp developers. ONLY NETWORK provides a full-stack decentralized messaging experience, consisting of the P2P messaging network, built-in DID system and decentralized data storage. As a web3 native communication protocol, ONLY NETWORK inherently supports crypto trading and transactions. To enrich the message types and enable developers to customize the message content, ONLY NETWORK built a highly extensible API system that allows developers to interact with Dapps and smart contracts through the messaging interface. Send and receive messages or make reliable video calls to friends with a unique wallet-based DID. All conversations are end-to-end encrypted, whether private or mass group chats. All these rely on a high-performance P2P messaging network — Edge Network. The network consists of randomly distributed Edge Nodes that help the ONLY NETWORK clients on message relays and storage. The network is optimized to handle large-scale group chats properly, solving the traditional broadcast storm issue with the P2P network. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://onlynetwork.gitbook.io/whitepaper/overview/getting-started.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.