===== Ethereum: Go-ethereum Project =====
[[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.b_stds:defact:ethereum:client| Return to Ethereum ERCs ]]

**Note**: The following is an excerpt from the official Ethereum site. It is provided here as a convenience and is not authoritative. Refer to the original document as the authoritative reference.

<table>
<caption>Data sheet for Go-ethereum</caption>
| Title                      | Go-ethereum |
| Lnaguage                   | Go |
| Status                     | Draft |
| Created                    | 2016 |
| Repository                 | [[https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum]] |
| Description                | [[http://www.ethdocs.org/en/latest/ethereum-clients/go-ethereum/index.html]] |
| Category                   | Client |
</table>
==== Abstract ====
Source: [[http://www.ethdocs.org/en/latest/ethereum-clients/go-ethereum/index.html | go-ethereum Project ]]

//The go-ethereum [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:client|client]] is commonly referred to as **''geth''**, which is the the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:cli]] for running a full [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:e:ethereum_node|ethereum node]] implemented in Go. By installing and running geth, you can take part in the ethereum frontier live network and://

    * //mine real ether//
    * //transfer funds between addresses//
    * //create contracts and send transactions//
    * //explore block history//
    * //and much much more//