layout: default_md title: Tips for getting help title-class: page-title-activemq5 type: activemq5
Community > Tips for getting help
We are a community based open source project and we really welcome and value your Contributions. We have various ways of getting help via the Discussion Forums or Mailing Lists.
Here are a few tips to help us to help you
- which version of ActiveMQ are you using? (and if you are using a SNAPSHOT, which date?)
- are you using queues or topics and are you using persistent or non persistent messaging?
- details of your environment can help too such as
- operating system
- JVM version (1.6, 1.5, or 1.4)
- application server; spring, tomcat, J2EE etc?
- remember you can always get full commercial support if you want a dedicated support team.