docs.coopcloud.tech/docs/contribute.md

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title: Contributing guide
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> You don't have to be a programmer to contribute to this project!

Firstly, come say hello in our [chat room](/contact/) if you'd like to help out
:wave: We are happy to have designers, thinkers, hackers, documenters, etc.
involved in this project! There is a lot of work to do, if you find this
project interesting, we want to have you working with us.

We have [a weekly check-in](comm-org/#kite-flying-hours) for contributors of
this project to let each other know what we're working on, how much time we've
spent on it and how to coordinate further work.

We have a [public bike map](https://pad.autonomic.zone/s/C3uuqfSCk) showing
what we are aiming to achieve in the near future. That gives a good overview
of where we're going together.

From this bike map, we use an [issue
tracker](https://git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud/organising/issues) where we hold
discussions about what we want to do. We categorise these issues according to
the bike map using these
[milestones](https://git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud/organising/milestones).
Finally, use this
[board](https://git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud/organising/projects/8) to keep
track of what we're working on right now. We collectively review these things
on a weekly/monthly basis to keep track of our time spent vs. budget available.

Once you've found something to work on and are introduced, we'll give you an
account on our [time tracking infrastructure](https://kimai.autonomic.zone)
where you can log your times. This helps us reduce the burden of financial and
time keeping admin falling on one person.

We have received funding via [the
ECF](https://culturalfoundation.eu/initiatives/culture-of-solidarity-fund) and
can offer £16 hourly rate for your work. We've written
[more](/strategy/#compensation-for-contributions) on why we think it is
important to compensate all contributions for this project.