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# Acurast Documentation > Complete reference documentation for Acurast - the Real Decentralized Compute Network powered by smartphones. Acurast is the Real Decentralized Compute Network — scalable, secure, and powered by smartphones. It uses Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) on mobile devices to provide verifiable and confidential computation. Developers deploy serverless workloads (including LLMs) via the Acurast CLI. Compute Providers earn rewards by running a processor app on their phones. The network is secured by staked compute and the ACU token. ## Table of Contents - [Application Layer](https://docs.acurast.com/docs/acurast-protocol/architecture/application-layer): import ThemedImage from "@theme/ThemedImage"; - [Overview](https://docs.acurast.com/docs/acurast-protocol/architecture/architecture): import ThemedImage from "@theme/ThemedImage"; - [Consensus Layer](https://docs.acurast.com/docs/acurast-protocol/architecture/consensus-layer): import ThemedImage from "@theme/ThemedImage"; - [End-to-End Deployment Execution](https://docs.acurast.com/docs/acurast-protocol/architecture/end-to-end): import ThemedImage from "@theme/ThemedImage"; - [Execution Layer](https://docs.acurast.com/docs/acurast-protocol/architecture/execution-layer): import ThemedImage from "@theme/ThemedImage"; - [Instances](https://docs.acurast.com/docs/acurast-protocol/architecture/instances): Acurast will bootstrap three distinct networks: (a) the Acurast Testnet, (b) the Acurast Canary, and (c) the Acurast Mainnet. - [Audits](https://docs.acurast.com/docs/acurast-protocol/audits): Security is a top priority for Acurast. Regular security audits are conducted security to ensure the safety and reliability the Acurast protocol, i... - [Acurast Collator Onboarding](https://docs.acurast.com/docs/acurast-protocol/collator-onboarding): import ThemedImage from "@theme/ThemedImage"; - [Deployment Pricing](https://docs.acurast.com/docs/acurast-protocol/deployment-pricing): The pricing model