From f5a3fbb110c0c4e5a631cf299ebaccebaf6d9ce4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Phoenix Eve Aspacio Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 06:43:02 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] he guidelines for contributing to mailcow --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTING.md diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ca530b9b --- /dev/null +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +When a problem occurs, then always for a reason! What you want to do in such a case is: + +1. Read your logs; follow them to see what the reason for your problem is. +2. Follow the leads given to you in your logfiles and start investigating. +3. Restarting the troubled service or the whole stack to see if the problem persists. +4. Read the documentation of the troubled service and search it's bugtracker for your problem. +5. Search our [issues](https://github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized/issues) for your problem. +6. [Create an issue](https://github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized/issues) over at our GitHub repository if you think your problem might be a bug or a missing feature you badly need. But please make sure, that you include **all the logs** and a full description to your problem. +8. Connect to IRC ([chat.freenode.net](https://webchat.freenode.net/)) and join our IRC channel [#mailcow](irc://chat.freenode.net:6667/mailcow).