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# πŸ€” What's The Graph?
## πŸ€” What's The Graph?

You might have already read about The Graph and just want to roll up your sleeves and get started with coding, in which case feel free to skip to the "Setup the project" section below

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- More of a visual learner? The rock star of blockchain Youtube - Finematics - have the perfect video for you: [Binge it here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gC7xJ_98r8).
- You're still here?? We have curated more links on [Figment Learn](https://learn.figment.io/protocols/thegraph). Knock yourself out!

# 🐳 Docker
## 🐳 Docker

In this pathway you'll use Docker to easily run a local Graph node on your machine. [You can install Docker here](https://www.docker.com). Make sure it's installed and running before going forward.

# πŸ”‘ Get an Alchemy API key
## πŸ”‘ Get an Alchemy API key

We'll need to connect to the Ethereum mainnet to be able to listen to new events happening on the network. Alchemy is a blockchain development platform that provides access to Ethereum through their hosted nodes.

To get an Alchemy API key, [create an account](https://www.alchemy.com/), then create a new application. From that application dashboard, click on **View Details** and then on **View Key**. Copy the HTTP endpoint URL.

![Alchemy](../../../.gitbook/assets/pathways/the_graph/alchemy-view-api-key.png)

# πŸ‘£ Next Steps
## πŸ‘£ Next Steps

Ok, enough of setup! Let's start getting our hands dirty with the first basic step: Running a local Graph node to listen to the Ethereum network.

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