The success of MariaDB relies heavily on community involvement. You can contribute in various ways, even if you are not a developer:
Bug Reporting: Create an account to report bugs.
Knowledge Sharing: Answer questions in the documentation or on IRC and Zulip.
Testing: Upload bug tests to the FTP server for private testing.
Documentation: Write or translate articles and documentation for MariaDB.
Advocacy: Promote MariaDB and participate in open source events.
Support: Donate time or resources, or engage your company in supporting MariaDB.
Explore more ways to get involved on the .
The success of MariaDB depends on the participation of the community. MariaDB would not be as good as it is today without the participation of the entire MariaDB community.
There are several ways to contribute besides , and not all of them require strong C/C++ skills. Areas for non-developers include:
To report a bug you'll need to sign up for an account by clicking on the Create an account link below the login fields
Helping other people answering problems or even fixing their bugs on in the #maria channel on or on MariaDB's Zulip instance at .
A great way to get started in MariaDB is to participate in e-mail discussions via our mailing lists (whichever list best matches your interests):
Sensitive security issues can be sent directly to the persons responsible for MariaDB security: security [AT] mariadb (dot) org.
You can find additional email address, email archives and ways to connect with MariaDB people .
All MariaDB contributors are expected to follow the .
See also the pages for new developers on the MariaDB Foundation website:
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Testing and Benchmarking
Bug tests can be uploaded to the 'private' directory of our FTP server.
Creating documentation for MariaDB.
Advocating MariaDB in your area.
Participate in open source events and talk about MariaDB.
Donate time or money to the MariaDB project.
Ask your company to sponsor a feature.