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@BigMichi1 contributor onboarding

🌟 Welcome to your GitLab contribution journey! 🌟

🎉 Welcome to the GitLab Community! 🎊

Hey @BigMichi1! We're thrilled to have you join our amazing community of contributors! 🤝

This issue will guide you through your journey to becoming a GitLab contributor. Our experienced maintainers (@gitlab-community/maintainers/onboarding-maintainers) will review your community forks access request and help you get started.

🚀 Your contribution adventure

Welcome to your GitLab contribution quest! You've already taken the first step by requesting access - now let's explore what's next on your path to becoming a contributor!

🎬 First steps

  • Request access to the community forks.
  • Say hello in the community Discord #contribute channel. 👋
  • Experience the power of GitLab Duo - our AI suite including Code Suggestions, Chat, and more! 🤖
    • You'll receive your GitLab Duo Enterprise license welcome email after your access is approved.

🛠️ Make your first contribution

  1. Find a First-time contributor issue. 🌱
  2. Add a comment to the issue you would like to work on along with any thoughts or questions.
  3. Pick your development environment.
  4. Follow the implementation plan provided.
  5. Create your merge request using a community fork.
  6. Follow the review process to get your work merged!

🚀 Keep the momentum going:

  1. Choose your path:
    • Use the issue finder to find and assign a quick win issue to yourself, or
    • Find a different issue and assign yourself using the manage issue page. Only assign issues to yourself that meet the following criteria:
      • Have an implementation plan
      • Unassigned
      • Labeled ~workflow::ready for development
  2. Follow the implementation plan provided.
  3. Create your merge request using a community fork.
  4. Follow the review process to get your work merged!

🔄 Repeat for future contributions

🤝 Need help?

🏆 Level up your impact

Edited by Michael Cramer