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# More Maker Info

## MakerDAO Specific Questions

### **What is the 'Minimum Debt Requirement'?**

**Minimum Debt Requirement** is the amount of DAI that must be generated to open and maintain the Maker Vault. This minimum is a requirement, meaning any action would lead the vault to have less then 5000 DAI owed is not executable.

![https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/342173565/27aa07c3f55fec002e7a05da/Maker+minimum+error.png](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/342173565/27aa07c3f55fec002e7a05da/Maker+minimum+error.png)

### **Can I pay a portion of my Maker Loan?**

You can make partial payments to your Maker Vault as long as it maintains the minimum debt requirement. Most Vaults have a minimum debt requirement of 5000 DAI.

### **Where can I see more information about the Maker system?**

The Maker protocol has several dashboards that can help you understand the system's parameters, debt limits, rates etc.

🔢 [**Daistats.com**](http://Daistats.com) -<https://daistats.com>

🔥 [**Makerburn.com**](http://Makerburn.com) -<https://makerburn.com>
