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title: "Overview"
description: "What you get on Floatout, what it costs to start, and how a DEX you launch earns builder fees."
---

> Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.floatout.xyz/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

Floatout hosts a Hyperliquid perpetuals exchange under your brand. Hyperliquid runs the order book and the matching. You supply the frontend and the distribution.

> **Note**
>
> The console shows the network your DEX runs on.

## What you get

- A live trading frontend at `<slug>.floatout.trade`, hosted by Floatout.
- Your branding: name, logo, colors, and copy, editable at any time.
- A fee schedule for your DEX. On Starter it is fixed at the platform defaults. After activation you set it.
- The console at [app.floatout.xyz](https://app.floatout.xyz), where you manage your DEX and see its activity.
- Affiliates after activation: traders who refer other traders and earn a kickback.

## What it costs to start

Starter is free. You name a DEX, connect a wallet, and it goes live. There is no payment and no code.

On Starter, builder fees from your DEX go to Floatout. To keep them, you activate earnings. Activation deploys a contract for your DEX and routes fees to it from the next fill.

## Starter and activated

| | Starter | Activated |
|---|---|---|
| DEX is live | Yes | Yes |
| Branding, design, domain | Yours | Yours |
| Fee schedule | Fixed at platform defaults | Set by you |
| Builder fees go to | Floatout | Your contract |
| Affiliates | Not available | Available |
| Cost | Nothing | A setup fee, then a platform share ([pricing](https://floatout.xyz/#pricing)). The console shows the rate that applies to you. |

## Where to go next

- [Create your DEX](/start/create-your-dex) walks through naming, claiming, and launching a DEX.
- [How it works](/start/how-it-works) explains builder fees, Starter, and activation.
- [The console](/start/the-console) maps every section of app.floatout.xyz.
- [Guides](/guides) covers each console section in depth.
- [Security model](/reference/security-model) describes the contract, the roles, and the timelock.

Source: https://docs.floatout.xyz/start/index.mdx