How to contribute

If you want to contribute to the Galaxy Project, there are many ways to do so, not only with code!

Contribute with code

Galaxy Project GitHub Organization: repositories of the Galaxy ecosystem, including the main code of Galaxy.
How?
- Start by looking at the CONTRIBUTING.md (or CONTRIBUTING.rst) file in the repository of your interest.
- There are Working Groups focused on particular parts of the ecosystem, you can reach out to them if you want to know more about how to help.
Where to start? Check the issues, pay attention to labels such as paper-cut, those are good starting points for new contributors.

The Galaxy Training Network (GTN) has an extensive number of contributors.
How? The GTN has a set of slides and tutorials on how to contribute: writing tutorials, contributing via GitHub interface, command-line, etc.

The Global Galaxy Steering Committee is a platform for new community initiatives and always eager to listen to yours!

Engage with the community. We have CoFests regularly, the Galaxy Community Conference (GCC) is held every year, and many other events are taking place.
Give a workshop, we provide you with the infrastructure for free! Let us know if you do, and we will announce it on the Events page, our newsletter and social media!

There are questions asked constantly in the Galaxy Help forum, check them out and help onboarding others!

Galaxy has many communities and that also means you can kickstart your own community if you don't find yours!
How?
- Check our guide on how to create your own community and also our Get Started page to learn the basics about Galaxy.