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title: Firehose
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![Firehose Logo](/img/firehose-logo.png)

Firehose is a new technology developed by StreamingFast working with The Graph Foundation. The product provides **previously unseen capabilities and speeds for indexing blockchain data** using a files-based and streaming-first approach.

The Graph merges into Go Ethereum/geth with the adoption of [Live Tracer with v1.14.0 release](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.14.0).

Firehose extracts, transforms and saves blockchain data in a highly performant file-based strategy. Blockchain developers can then access data extracted by Firehose through binary data streams. Firehose is intended to stand as a replacement for The Graph’s original blockchain data extraction layer.

## Firehose Documentation

The Firehose documentation is currently maintained by the StreamingFast team [on the StreamingFast website](https://firehose.streamingfast.io/).

### Getting Started

- Read this [Firehose introduction](https://firehose.streamingfast.io/introduction/firehose-overview) to get an overview of what it is and why it was built.
- Learn about the [Prerequisites](https://firehose.streamingfast.io/introduction/prerequisites) to install and deploy Firehose.

### Expand Your Knowledge

- Learn about the different [Firehose components](https://firehose.streamingfast.io/architecture/components) available.
