🚀 Getting Started with iApp

Welcome to secure, privacy-preserving computation! This guide shows you how to use iApp on the iExec confidential computing network.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, ensure that you have the following installed on your system:

- Node.js version 18 or higher

- NPM (Node.js package manager)

Installation

npm

npm install @iexec/dataprotector

yarn

yarn add @iexec/dataprotector

pnpm

pnpm add @iexec/dataprotector

bun

bun add @iexec/dataprotector

Ready to dive in? Let's get started with finding and executing your first iApp!

Overview: How to Use iApp

Using iApp involves these main steps:

1. Find iApp - Browse available applications in the iExec Explorer
2. Prepare Data - Set up any required protected data or inputs
3. Execute - Run the iApp
4. Get Results - Retrieve your computation results

Understanding Orders

iApp are executed through a marketplace system where different actors publish orders:

• App orders - Published by developers with pricing and availability
• Workerpool orders - Published by computation providers with capacity and pricing
• Dataset orders - Published by data owners with access conditions and pricing

When you execute an iApp, the system matches your request with available orders from all three categories. For a deeper understanding of how orders work and how to manage them, see the Build & Test guide in the Build iApp section.

Detailed Guides

For step-by-step instructions, check out these guides:

• Run iApp without ProtectedData - iExec CLI, lib, and other execution methods
• Run iApp with ProtectedData - How to provide data and parameters to iApp
• How to Pay for Executions - Understanding costs and payment options