--- title: Kava Documentation description: The documentation of Kava. footer: newsletter: false aside: true --- # Kava ## DeFi for Crypto. Reference implementation of Kava, a blockchain for cross-chain DeFi. Built using the [cosmos-sdk](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk). ## Mainnet The current recommended version of the software for mainnet is [v0.8.1](https://github.com/Kava-Labs/kava/releases/tag/v0.8.1). Note, the master branch of this repository contains development work since the last mainnet release and it may **not** be runnable on mainnet. ### Installation ```bash git checkout v0.8.1 make install ``` ### Upgrade The mainnet upgrade to `kava-3` took place on June 10th, 2020 at 14:00 UTC. The version of Kava for `kava-3` is [__v0.8.1__](https://github.com/Kava-Labs/kava/releases/tag/v0.8.1). Migration instructions can be found [here](https://docs.kava.io/building/kava-3-migration-guide.html). ## Testnet The recommended version of the software for kava-testnet-6000 is v0.8.0-rc1. For further information on joining the testnet, head over to the [testnet repo](https://github.com/Kava-Labs/kava-testnets). ## License Copyright © Kava Labs, Inc. All rights reserved. Licensed under the [Apache v2 License](LICENSE.md).