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[](http://isitmaintained.com/project/apache/dubbo "Average time to resolve an issue")
[](http://isitmaintained.com/project/apache/dubbo "Percentage of issues still open")
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Apache Dubbo is a high-performance, Java-based open-source RPC framework. Please visit the [official site](http://dubbo.apache.org) for the quick start guide and documentation, as well as the [wiki](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/wiki) for news, FAQ, and release notes.
-We are now collecting Dubbo user info to help us to improve Dubbo further. Kindly support us by providing your usage information on [issue#9436: Wanted: who's using dubbo](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/issues/9436), thanks :)
+We are now collecting Dubbo user info to help us to improve Dubbo further. Kindly support us by providing your usage information on [Wanted: who's using dubbo](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/discussions/13842), thanks :)
## Architecture
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* Minimum of 2CPUs.
* Minimum of 2Gb of RAM.
-## Contact
+### How does the Dubbo Community collaborate?
-* Mailing list:
- * dev list: for dev/user discussion. [subscribe](mailto:dev-subscribe@dubbo.apache.org), [unsubscribe](mailto:dev-unsubscribe@dubbo.apache.org), [archive](https://lists.apache.org/list.html?dev@dubbo.apache.org), [guide](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/wiki/Mailing-list-subscription-guide)
+The Dubbo Community primarily communicates on GitHub through issues, discussions, and pull requests.
-* Bugs: [Issues](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/issues/new?template=dubbo-issue-report-template.md)
-* Gitter: [Gitter channel](https://gitter.im/alibaba/dubbo)
-* Twitter: [@ApacheDubbo](https://twitter.com/ApacheDubbo)
+- Issues: We use issues to track bugs and tasks. Any **work-related** item is associated with an issue.
+- Discussions: We use discussions for questions, early proposals, and announcements. Any **idea-related** item is associated with a discussion.
+- Pull Requests: We use pull requests to merge a set of changes from contributors into Dubbo.
-## Contributing
+We have also implemented [a project board](https://github.com/orgs/apache/projects/337) to monitor all the items.
-See [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on submitting patches and the contribution workflow.
+Any essential changes should be discussed on the mailing list before they happen.
-### How can I contribute?
+### Seeking for help
-* Take a look at issues with tags marked [`Good first issue`](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22) or [`Help wanted`](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22).
-* Join the discussion on the mailing list, subscription [guide](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/wiki/Mailing-list-subscription-guide).
-* Answer questions on [issues](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/issues).
-* Fix bugs reported on [issues](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/issues), and send us a pull request.
-* Review the existing [pull request](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/pulls).
-* Improve the [website](https://github.com/apache/dubbo-website), typically we need
- * blog post
- * translation on documentation
- * use cases around the integration of Dubbo in enterprise systems.
-* Improve the [dubbo-admin/dubbo-monitor](https://github.com/apache/dubbo-admin).
-* Contribute to the projects listed in [ecosystem](https://github.com/dubbo).
-* Other forms of contribution not explicitly enumerated above.
-* If you would like to contribute, please send an email to dev@dubbo.apache.org to let us know!
+If you have questions such as:
+
+- What is Dubbo?
+- How do I use Dubbo?
+- Why did an unexpected result occur?
+
+Please start a discussion at https://github.com/apache/dubbo/discussions.
+
+However, if you encounter the following situations:
+
+- You're certain there's a bug that Dubbo needs to fix,
+- You believe a feature could be enhanced,
+- You have a detailed proposal for improving Dubbo,
+
+Please open an issue at https://github.com/apache/dubbo/issues.
+
+To ask effective questions, we recommend reading **[How To Ask Questions The Smart Way](https://github.com/selfteaching/How-To-Ask-Questions-The-Smart-Way/blob/master/How-To-Ask-Questions-The-Smart-Way.md)** first.
+
+### Contribution
+
+- Browse the "help wanted" tasks in the [Dubbo project board](https://github.com/orgs/apache/projects/337).
+- Participate in discussions on the mailing list. See the subscription [guide](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/wiki/Mailing-list-subscription-guide).
+- Respond to queries in the [discussions](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/issues).
+- Resolve bugs reported in [issues](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/issues) and send us a pull request.
+- Review existing [pull requests](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/pulls).
+- Enhance the [website](https://github.com/apache/dubbo-website). We typically need:
+ - Blog posts
+ - Translations for documentation
+ - Use cases showcasing Dubbo integration in enterprise systems.
+- Improve the [dubbo-admin](https://github.com/apache/dubbo-admin).
+- Contribute to the projects listed in the [ecosystem](https://github.com/apache/?q=dubbo&type=all&language=&sort=).
+- Any other forms of contribution not listed above are also welcome.
+- If you're interested in contributing, please send an email to [dev@dubbo.apache.org](mailto:dev@dubbo.apache.org) to let us know!
+
+For further details, please refer our [guide](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) about how to contribute Dubbo.
## Reporting bugs
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Please report security vulnerabilities to [us](mailto:security@dubbo.apache.org) privately.
+## Contact
+
+* Mailing list:
+ * dev list: for dev/user discussion. [subscribe](mailto:dev-subscribe@dubbo.apache.org), [unsubscribe](mailto:dev-unsubscribe@dubbo.apache.org), [archive](https://lists.apache.org/list.html?dev@dubbo.apache.org), [guide](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/wiki/Mailing-list-subscription-guide)
+
+* Bugs: [Issues](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/issues/new?template=dubbo-issue-report-template.md)
+* Gitter: [Gitter channel](https://gitter.im/alibaba/dubbo)
+* Twitter: [@ApacheDubbo](https://twitter.com/ApacheDubbo)
+
## Dubbo ecosystem
* [Dubbo Ecosystem Entry](https://github.com/apache?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=dubbo&type=&language=) - A GitHub group `dubbo` to gather all Dubbo relevant projects not appropriate in [apache](https://github.com/apache) group yet
* [Dubbo Website](https://github.com/apache/dubbo-website) - Apache Dubbo official website
* [Dubbo Samples](https://github.com/apache/dubbo-samples) - samples for Apache Dubbo
-* [Dubbo Spring Boot](https://github.com/apache/dubbo-spring-boot-project) - Spring Boot Project for Dubbo
* [Dubbo Admin](https://github.com/apache/dubbo-admin) - The reference implementation for Dubbo admin
* [Dubbo Awesome](https://github.com/apache/dubbo-awesome) - Dubbo's slides and video links in Meetup
