Contributing to Puter

Welcome to Puter, the open-source distributed internet operating system. We're excited to have you contribute to our proejct, whether you're reporting bugs, suggesting new features, or contributing code. This guide will help you get started with contributing to Puter in different ways.

Report bugs

Before reporting a bug, please check our the issues on our GitHub repository to see if the bug has already been reported. If it has, you can add a comment to the existing issue with any additional information you have. Please

If you find a new bug in Puter, please open an issue on our GitHub repository. We'll do our best to address the issue as soon as possible. When reporting a bug, please include as much information as possible, including:

A clear and descriptive title
A description of the issue
Steps to reproduce the bug
Expected behavior
Actual behavior
Screenshots, if applicable
Your operating system and browser

Please open a separate issue for each bug you find.

Suggest new features

If you have an idea for a new feature in Puter, please open an issue on our GitHub repository. We'll review your suggestion and discuss it with you. When suggesting a new feature, please include as much information as possible, including:

A clear and descriptive title
A description of the feature
A use case for the feature
Any relevant technical details

Contribute code

If you'd like to contribute code to Puter, please follow these steps:

Fork the repository
Create a new branch for your changes
Make your changes
Test your changes
Push your changes to your fork
Open a pull request

Your first code contribution

We maintain a list of issues that are good for first-time contributors. You can find these issues by searching for the good first issue label in our GitHub repository. These issues are designed to be relatively easy to fix, and we're happy to help you get started. Pick an issue that interests you, and leave a comment on the issue to let us know you're working on it.

Code Review

Once you've submitted your pull request, the project maintainers will review your changes. We may suggest some changes or improvements. This is a normal part of the process, and your contributions are greatly appreciated!

Contribution License Agreement (CLA)

Like many open source projects, we require contributors to sign a Contribution License Agreement (CLA) before we can accept your code. When you open a pull request for the first time, a bot will automatically add a comment with a link to the CLA. You can sign the CLA electronically by following the link and filling out the form.

Getting Help

If you have any questions about Puter, please feel free to reach out to us through the following channels:

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