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How can I help?
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.. contents:: Topics
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Thanks for being interested in helping the Ansible project!
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There are many ways to help the Ansible project...but first, please read and understand the :ref:`code_of_conduct`.
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Become a power user
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A great way to help the Ansible project is to become a power user:
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* Use Ansible everywhere you can
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* Take tutorials and classes
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* Read the :ref:`official documentation <ansible_documentation>`
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* Study some of the `many excellent books <https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_2_7?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=ansible&sprefix=ansible%2Caps%2C260>`_ about Ansible
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* `Get certified <https://www.ansible.com/products/training-certification>`_.
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When you become a power user, your ability and opportunities to help the Ansible project in other ways will multiply quickly.
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Ask and answer questions online
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There are many forums online where Ansible users ask and answer questions. Reach out and communicate with your fellow Ansible users.
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You can find the official :ref:`Ansible communication channels <communication>`.
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Review, fix, and maintain the documentation
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Typos are everywhere, even in the Ansible documentation. We work hard to keep the documentation up-to-date, but you may also find out-dated examples. We offer easy ways to :ref:`report and/or fix documentation errors <community_documentation_contributions>`.
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Participate in your local meetup
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There are Ansible meetups `all over the world <https://www.meetup.com/topics/ansible/>`_. Join your local meetup. Attend regularly. Ask good questions. Volunteer to give a presentation about how you use Ansible.
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If there isn't a meetup near you, we'll be happy to help you `start one <https://www.ansible.com/community/events/ansible-meetups>`_.
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File and verify issues
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All software has bugs, and Ansible is no exception. When you find a bug, you can help tremendously by :ref:`telling us about it <reporting_bugs_and_features>`.
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If you should discover that the bug you're trying to file already exists in an issue, you can help by verifying the behavior of the reported bug with a comment in that issue, or by reporting any additional information.
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Review and submit pull requests
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As you become more familiar with how Ansible works, you may be able to fix issues or develop new features yourself. If you think you've got a solution to a bug you've found in Ansible, or if you've got a new feature that you've written and would like to share with millions of Ansible users, read all about the :ref:`Ansible development process <community_development_process>` to learn how to get your code accepted into Ansible.
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Another good way to help is to review pull requests that other Ansible users have submitted. The Ansible community keeps a full list of `open pull requests by file <https://ansible.sivel.net/pr/byfile.html>`_, so if there's a particular module or plug-in that particularly interests you, you can easily keep track of all the relevant new pull requests and provide testing or feedback.
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Become a module maintainer
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Once you've learned about the development process and have contributed code to a particular module, we encourage you to become a maintainer of that module. There are hundreds of different modules in Ansible, and the vast majority of them are written and maintained entirely by members of the Ansible community.
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To learn more about the responsibilities of being an Ansible module maintainer, please read our :ref:`module maintainer guidelines <maintainers>`.
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Join a working group
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Working groups are a way for Ansible community members to self-organize around particular topics of interest. We have working groups around various topics. To join or create a working group, please read the `Ansible working group guidelines <https://github.com/ansible/community/blob/master/WORKING-GROUPS.md>`_.
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Teach Ansible to others
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We're working on a standardized Ansible workshop called `Lightbulb <https://github.com/ansible/lightbulb>`_ that can provide a good hands-on introduction to Ansible usage and concepts.
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Social media
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If you like Ansible and just want to spread the good word, feel free to share on your social media platform of choice, and let us know by using ``@ansible`` or ``#ansible``. We'll be looking for you.
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