.. _contributing:

Contributing guidelines
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Wanna contribute to Patroni? Yay - here is how!

Chatting
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Just want to chat with other Patroni users?  Looking for interactive troubleshooting help? Join us on channel #patroni in the `PostgreSQL Slack <https://postgres-slack.herokuapp.com/>`__.

Reporting issues
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If you have a question about patroni or have a problem using it, please read the :ref:`README <readme>` before filing an issue.
Also double check with the current issues on our `Issues Tracker <https://github.com/zalando/patroni/issues>`__.

Contributing a pull request
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1) Submit a comment to the relevant issue or create a new issue describing your proposed change.
2) Do a fork, develop and test your code changes.
3) Include documentation
4) Submit a pull request.

You'll get feedback about your pull request as soon as possible.

Happy Patroni hacking ;-)
