# Onboarding to Balancer v2

Balancer v2 has been a core pillar of DeFi since 2021. By leveraging innovative pool types, Balancer v2 has attracted liquidity in the liquid staking token (LST) and liquid restaking token (LRT) sector.

Balancer Technology provides decentralized infrastructure for DAOs, enabling efficient scaling of Yield Bearing assets, creating advanced Governance positions, and developing customized pool types. The Balancer ecosystem facilitates the streamlined scaling of liquidity for DAOs through core pool incentive flywheels and its network of liquidity enhancing protocols.

# Onboarding Steps

Onboarding to Balancer v2's tech stack involves various steps depending on your specific needs:

1. Choosing and launching your pool
2. Providing initial liquidity
3. Onboarding to Balancer's gauge system
4. Setting up voting incentive markets

# Choosing and Launching A Pool

Balancer v2 offers a variety of pool types to suit different needs:

# Providing Initial Liquidity

Depending on your chosen pool type, you can bootstrap liquidity through:

• Pool creation UIopen in new window for weighted pools
• Community pool creator toolopen in new window for Composable Stable pools
• Gyroscope platformopen in new window for E-CLP liquidity pools

# Gauge System Integration

If your project intends to receive BAL rewards, consult our Gauge Onboarding documentation. The gauge system enables:

1. BAL rewards through veBALopen in new window holder votes
2. vlAURAopen in new window votes from AURA finance
3. Direct incentives on Balancer Gauges
4. Direct incentives on AURA Finance Gauges
5. Voting incentive markets

# Additional Resources

• Yield-bearing Token Onboarding
• Rate Provider Onboarding
• Token Whitelisting
• Incentives Management Documentation
• Voting Markets