# Stacks 101

Stacks has a very unique technical model in the Bitcoin ecosystem. This section will help you get a high-level overview of the essential components to understand how Stacks works.

We'll cover the basics of what Stacks is and how it works from both a philosophical and technical level, and you can dive into the further sections for more details.

First up, let's get an overview of exactly what Stacks is.


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