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To get started with the IBM Blockchain Document Store service, you will meet
the prerequisites for your organization to manage documents (on-chain and off-chain)
on any IBM Blockchain Platform 
{:new_window} network. These prerequisites include configuring the Blockchain Solution Manager component of the service to manage your networks, solutions, applications, and users.
To get started with Blockchain Document Store, you will need
both an IBMid {:new_window} and an
IBM Cloud account {:new_window}. A subscription to an IBM Blockchain Platform plan {:new_window} is also required for your organization to initiate or join an IBM Blockchain Platform network on IBM Cloud.
Once you have met these prerequisites, you are ready to connect your IBM Blockchain Document Store instance to a network member organization, as follows:
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Create an instance of Blockchain Document Store
{:new_window} for your organization. (One instance of the service is required per organization.) Your new service instance will be listed on your IBM Cloud Dashboard {:new_window}.
Once you have connected your Blockchain Document Store service instance to another member organization, you are ready to connect your applications and solutions to the service.
Connect an application to the service or connect a solution to the service.