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Contact us
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You can get in touch with the Cassandra community either via the mailing lists or the freenode IRC channels.

.. _mailing-lists:

Mailing lists
-------------

The following mailing lists are available:

- `Users <http://www.mail-archive.com/user@cassandra.apache.org/>`__ – General discussion list for users - `Subscribe
  <user-subscribe@cassandra.apache.org>`__
- `Developers <http://www.mail-archive.com/dev@cassandra.apache.org/>`__ – Development related discussion - `Subscribe
  <dev-subscribe@cassandra.apache.org>`__
- `Commits <http://www.mail-archive.com/commits@cassandra.apache.org/>`__ – Commit notification source repository -
  `Subscribe <commits-subscribe@cassandra.apache.org>`__
- `Client Libraries <http://www.mail-archive.com/client-dev@cassandra.apache.org/>`__ – Discussion related to the
  development of idiomatic client APIs - `Subscribe <client-dev-subscribe@cassandra.apache.org>`__

Subscribe by sending an email to the email address in the Subscribe links above. Follow the instructions in the welcome
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.. _irc-channels:

IRC
---

To chat with developers or users in real-time, join our channels on `IRC freenode <http://webchat.freenode.net/>`__. The
following channels are available:

- ``#cassandra`` - for user questions and general discussions.
- ``#cassandra-dev`` - strictly for questions or discussions related to Cassandra development.
- ``#cassandra-builds`` - results of automated test builds.