# Contributing & Participating

There are many ways to contribute to MariaDB.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Contributing Code</strong></td><td><em>For contributors interested in MariaDB development, explore open projects via</em> <a href="https://jira.mariadb.org"><em>JIRA</em></a> <em>and check for</em> <a href="https://jira.mariadb.org/issues/?jql=resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20AND%20labels%20%3D%20beginner-friendly%20ORDER%20BY%20updated%20DESC"><em>beginner-friendly tasks</em></a><em>. Engage with the community on the</em> <a href="https://lists.mariadb.org/postorius/lists/developers.lists.mariadb.org/"><em>maria-developers</em></a> <em>mailing list,</em> <a href="https://r.mariadb.com/join-community-slack"><em>Slack</em></a> <em>,</em> <a href="https://mariadb.zulipchat.com"><em>Zulip</em></a><em>, or</em> <a href="https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/docs-server/blob/test/en/irc/README.md"><em>IRC</em></a> <em>channel for guidance.</em></td><td><a href="https://1321769154-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FWCInJQ9cmGjq1lsTG91E%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e7356e744c0fa598daee9d86ddc2b1fab2f19f80%2FGroup%2015568.png?alt=media">Group 15568.png</a></td><td><a href="contributing-participating/contributing-code">contributing-code</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Contributing to the MariaDB Project</strong></td><td><em>The success of MariaDB relies heavily on community involvement. You can contribute in various ways, even if you are not a developer.</em></td><td><a href="https://1321769154-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FWCInJQ9cmGjq1lsTG91E%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b51124545af0e6793c98d13240b2fd76a3710ec6%2Fblue-green-vortex-1200x628.png?alt=media">blue-green-vortex-1200x628.png</a></td><td><a href="contributing-participating/contributing-to-the-mariadb-project">contributing-to-the-mariadb-project</a></td></tr></tbody></table>