> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.railnet.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> The connectivity layer for DeFi & RWAs

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Railnet is an orchestration layer for asset managers & earn Platforms to build composable earn offering across any yield source and distribute them anywhere.

Managing yield across multiple protocols generally means building custom infrastructure for every integration — separate accounting, permissions, and settlement logic. Railnet replaces all of that with three composable building blocks that connect yield sources, strategies, and distribution channels.

<HeroFlow />

* **Yield Sources** — Protocols connect once via a standard adapter. One integration makes them composable with every strategy on the network.
* **Strategies** — Asset managers compose yield sources into managed products with real-time accounting and on-chain guardrails. Both allocation-based and advanced standalone strategies.
* **Conduits** — Platforms deploy branded entry points with custom fees, compliance, and access control. One strategy can serve multiple platforms with different configurations.

## Get started

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  <Card title="Platforms" icon="store" href="/conduits/index">
    You want to add yield to your product. Deploy a **Conduit** — a branded yield experience with your fees, compliance rules, and access to every strategy on the network.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Asset managers" icon="chess-board" href="/strategies/index">
    You want to build yield strategies. Start with an **Advanced Strategy** for standalone protocol execution, or compose multiple sources into an **Allocation Strategy** — with automated routing, real-time NAV, and on-chain guardrails.
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<Card title="See it in action" icon="cubes" href="/overview/application-example">
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</Card>

***

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  <Card title="DeFi protocols & RWA issuers" icon="plug" href="/developers/vehicles/index">
    Build a **Yield Source** adapter — one STEAM integration makes your protocol composable with every strategy and platform on the network.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Developers" icon="code" href="/developers/index">
    API, smart contract reference, yield source integration, and protocol terminology.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

Every new yield source, strategy, and conduit amplifies the value for everyone else on the network. [See how it works →](/overview/how-it-works)