dendrite/README.md

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Dendrite will be a second-generation Matrix homeserver written in Go.

It's still very much a work in progress, but installation instructions can be
found in [INSTALL.md](docs/INSTALL.md). It is not recommended to use Dendrite as a
production homeserver at this time.

An overview of the design can be found in [DESIGN.md](docs/DESIGN.md).

# Contributing

Everyone is welcome to help out and contribute! See
[CONTRIBUTING.md](docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started!

Please note that, as of February 2020, Dendrite now only targets Go 1.13 or
later. Please ensure that you are using at least Go 1.13 when developing for
Dendrite.

# Discussion

For questions about Dendrite we have a dedicated room on Matrix
[#dendrite:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#dendrite:matrix.org). Development
discussion should happen in
[#dendrite-dev:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#dendrite-dev:matrix.org).

# Progress

There's plenty still to do to make Dendrite usable! We're tracking progress in a
[project board](https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/projects/2).