If you want to build your own application on the blockchain look no further than Arbitrum Orbit.

Arbitrum Orbit allows users to create their own customizable Arbitrum Rollup or Arbitrum AnyTrust chain that is compatible with Ethereum. 

Founders and developers will have the option to configure various components of their chain, including throughput, privacy, gas token, governance, precompiles, data availability and others. 

Orbit chains will also have access to the Arbitrum Nitro tech stack and other tooling, which includes interactive fraud proof mechanisms, advance compression, and compatibility with Arbitrum Stylus. 

What is Orbit?

Arbitrum Orbit is designed for those interested in building advanced, tailored protocols using the Arbitrum Nitro technology stack.

Chains built on Orbit can be a Rollup or AnyTrust Chain, and developers can choose exactly what underlying infrastructure to use whilst building their own Orbit chain. They will also have the capability to configure privacy, permissions and fees on their chain.

Unlike Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova which is governed by the Arbitrum DAO, Orbit Chains are governed by those who create them, which means that its governance is entirely determined by its builders.

Orbit Chains are fueled by self-managing, independent Arbitrum Nitro nodes, which means that when you launch a Orbit Chain, it is part of an ecosystem of connected chains that can exchange information with each other.

Why should I launch my own Arbitrum Orbit chain?

The possibilities around what you can build with Arbitrum Orbit chains are endless. For example, it can be used to host an ecosystem of smart contracts and applications, or just one or two specifically designed applications. 

Users could also use an Orbit change to host a centralized service and have significant oversight over their product, if they wish to do so. Additionally, a developer could choose to build multiple Orbit chains that all interact with each other in a trustless manner, whatever you want to build on the blockchain, you can do so with Arbitrum Orbit, and with the support of a healthy, supportive ecosystem.

Arbitrum’s advance tooling is at your disposal, and you are able to decide exactly what features you want and what features to pass on. Some key components to consider include:

• Dedicated throughput, which ensures that your chains needs are met and are consistently performant. This significantly reduces the need to look for consistent resource availability, and ensures that you will not need to compete for storage or computation space. 
• Compatibility with latest Arbitrum tooling, such as Stylus and BoLD. This enables you to tap into the latest technologies to ensure that you and your team can innovate in ways without having to worry about the reliability of the underlying infrastructure.
• Lower and more steady gas costs as Orbit chain traffic is not affected by Arbitrum One and Ethereum traffic. Meaning that gas prices are likely to remain relatable stable even in the instance where there is higer onchain activity elsewhere
• Customizable gas tokens. Orbit chains that choose to build an AnyTrust chain will have the opportunity to use any ERC-20 token as their native gas token, meaning that you can seamlessly integrate your application with the entire app ecosystem.
• Highly secure relying on underlying Arbitrum L2s.

If you are interested in learning about projects that already exist in the Arbitrum Orbit ecosystem today, you can discover them through the Orbit Ecosystem Portal.