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

# Networks

> Choose your Hedera network environment: mainnet for production, testnet for development, or localnet for offline testing.

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      Three network environments: pick the one that matches your stage.
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          <div className="landing-card-title">Mainnet</div>
          <div className="landing-card-desc">Production network: real HBAR, real fees, real finality.</div>

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          <div className="landing-card-desc">Free test HBAR for development: production-equivalent environment.</div>

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          <div className="landing-card-title">Localnet</div>
          <div className="landing-card-desc">Run Hedera on your laptop: single-node or multi-node setup.</div>

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          <div className="landing-card-title">Fee Tables</div>
          <div className="landing-card-desc">USD-denominated transaction fees for every Hedera service.</div>
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          <div className="landing-card-desc">TPS limits by transaction type on mainnet.</div>
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          <div className="landing-card-desc">Third-party mirror node endpoints for querying Hedera network data.</div>
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          <div className="landing-card-desc">Hedera Services and Mirror Node release history.</div>
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