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+# How to contribute
+
+We welcome volunteer developed code to both fix bugs and add new functionality. We want to keep it as easy as possible to contribute changes. Here are guidelines to help you have a good experience.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+* Our [Getting started](https://docs.peeringdb.com/howto/get-started-developing/) guide has information about how to format your code and our testing and feedback process
+* We have a guide on how to set up a [development environment](https://docs.peeringdb.com/howto/run_development_container/)
+* You will need a [GitHub account](https://github.com/) to make pull requests
+
+# Additional Resources
+
+* [Django views](https://github.com/peeringdb/peeringdb/blob/master/docs/dev/views.md)
+* [General GitHub documentation](http://help.github.com/)
+* [GitHub pull request documentation](http://help.github.com/send-pull-requests/)
+* [PeeringDB Mailing List](https://docs.peeringdb.com/#mailing-lists)