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# Commit a Chaincode to the Channel
Chaincode is the smart contract of Hyperledger Fabric that handles the business logic of a particular application. A smart contract programmatically accesses two distinct pieces of the ledger — a blockchain that immutably records the history of all transactions, and a world state that holds a cache of the current value of these states.
The Catalyst Blockchain Manager Hyperledger Fabric service supports Hyperledger Fabric v2.0 capabilities with the following [chaincode lifecycle](https://hyperledger-fabric.readthedocs.io/en/release-2.2/chaincode_lifecycle.html#fabric-chaincode-lifecycle):
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#### Add a Chaincode
The current version of Catalyst Blockchain Manager supports external chaincodes. Organizations do not need to package the chaincode — they just need to create a Docker image and provide a link to the Docker repository.
See [Add a Chaincode](file:///7571772/chaincode-management/chaincode.md#add-chaincode).
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{% step %}
#### Install the Chaincode on Your Peers
Every organization that will use the chaincode to endorse a transaction or query the ledger needs to complete this step.
See [Install the Chaincode](file:///7571772/chaincode-management/chaincode.md#install-the-chaincode).
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#### Approve a Chaincode Definition for Your Organization
Every organization that will use the chaincode needs to complete this step. The chaincode definition needs to be approved by a sufficient number of organizations with endorser rights to satisfy the channel's policy before the chaincode can be started on the channel.
See [Approve a Chaincode](file:///7571772/chaincode-management/chaincode.md#approve-a-chaincode).
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#### Commit the Chaincode Definition
Any organization can commit a chaincode if all necessary approvals were done.
See [Commit a Chaincode](file:///7571772/chaincode-management/chaincode.md#commit-a-chaincode) and [Chaincode Lifecycle](file:///7571772/chaincode-management/chaincode.md#chaincodes-lifecycle) for full details.
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