<!--Title: @username contributor onboarding--> ## Welcome to your GitLab contributor onboarding issue! :tada: Hi USERNAME, welcome to the GitLab community :wave: This issue is designed to help you get up and running as a GitLab contributor. One of the maintainers in the @gitlab-community/maintainers group will review your community forks access request and be available to help you with any onboarding questions. ### Onboarding steps :white_check_mark: We've created a checklist of contributor onboarding items, some of which you might have already completed! #### Get started - [x] Request access to the [community forks](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-community/community-members/-/group_members/request_access) - A maintainer will reach out if they need more information to [appove the access request](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-community/meta/-/blob/main/README.md?ref_type=heads#approve-an-access-request) - Once your access is approved this issue label will be updated to ~access-request::approved - [x] Join the [community Discord](https://discord.gg/gitlab) and say hello in the `#contribute` channel #### Learn the contribution process - [x] Follow the newly revamped [Tutorial: Make a GitLab Contribution](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/first_contribution/) - [x] Recommended: Hop on a [community pairing session](https://www.meetup.com/gitlab-virtual-meetups/) to see what others are working on or to find help #### Find an issue - [x] Find an issue to work on by using our [first-time contributor issues](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/issues/?sort=updated_desc&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=1st%20contribution&first_page_size=100) or by [finding a quick win](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/issues/?sort=updated_desc&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=quick%20win&first_page_size=100) - `quick win` [documentation issues](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/issues/?sort=updated_desc&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=quick%20win&label_name%5B%5D=documentation&first_page_size=100) - `quick win` [frontend issues](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/issues/?sort=weight&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=quick%20win&label_name%5B%5D=frontend&first_page_size=100) - `quick win` [backend issues](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/issues/?sort=weight&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=quick%20win&label_name%5B%5D=backend&first_page_size=100) - [x] Add a comment to the issue to let others know you would like to work on it - [x] Follow the issue's implementation plan to start making your merge request #### Make your first contribution - [x] [Choose your development environment](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/#choose-a-development-environment) and make your code changes - [x] [Open a merge request](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/#open-a-merge-request) using a community fork - [x] [Complete the review process](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/#how-community-merge-requests-are-triaged) and merge your first contribution! #### Level up - [x] [Request your GitLab swag](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGo-3kEimVPpC5zKKxXHkFjgYx8-vQAanzAX2LxGgXQqXikQ/viewform) for merging your first contribution - [x] Find yourself in the GitLab [contributor leaderboard](https://gitlab-community.gitlab.io/community-projects/merge-request-leaderboard/) - [x] Join a [GitLab Hackathon](https://about.gitlab.com/community/hackathon/) - [x] Make your next contribution and earn more points - Select another `quick win` issue and consider trying a different area from above (documentation, frontend, backend) - [Create your own issue](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/issue_workflow.html#creating-an-issue) to propose a feature/fix to improve GitLab - Explore beyond `quick win` issues or check out other [subgroups and projects](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org) within GitLab: - [cli](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli/-/issues/?sort=updated_desc&state=opened&first_page_size=100) - [GitLab Terraform Provider](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/terraform-provider-gitlab/-/issues/?sort=updated_desc&state=opened&first_page_size=100) - [GitLab Runner](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues) - [gitaly](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly/-/issues/?sort=updated_desc&state=opened&first_page_size=100) - Contribute to the CI/CD components catalog - [CI/CD components documentation](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/components/) - [Development guide](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/cicd/components.html) - [Introducing the GitLab CI/CD Catalog Beta](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2023/12/21/introducing-the-gitlab-ci-cd-catalog-beta/)