# Joining the Community

*For discussions, release announcements, and development updates, engage with the MariaDB community through various chat platforms and mailing lists. Participate in Zulip, Slack, IRC channels, or subscribe to mailing lists like announce, discuss, docs, developers, commits, and packagers for extensive community interactions.*

## Chat

MariaDB developers and community members can be found on these chat channels:

* MariaDB Zulip Chat: <https://mariadb.zulipchat.com/>
* MariaDB Slack Channel: <https://r.mariadb.com/join-community-slack>
* MariaDB IRC Chat: <https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/irc.libera.chat/#maria>
* More ways to connect: [Connect with the Community | MariaDB](https://mariadb.com/community/)

## Mailing lists

* The [announce](https://lists.mariadb.org/postorius/lists/announce.lists.mariadb.org/) list is a low-volume list for release announcements. The archive can be found [here](https://lists.mariadb.org/hyperkitty/list/announce@lists.mariadb.org/).
* The [discuss](https://lists.mariadb.org/postorius/lists/discuss.lists.mariadb.org/) mailing list is for MariaDB users and general discussion. The archive can be found [here](https://lists.mariadb.org/hyperkitty/list/discuss@lists.mariadb.org/).
* The [docs](https://lists.mariadb.org/postorius/lists/docs.lists.mariadb.org/) mailing list is for those interested in documentation for MariaDB. The archive can be found [here](https://lists.mariadb.org/hyperkitty/list/docs@lists.mariadb.org/).
* The [developers](https://lists.mariadb.org/postorius/lists/developers.lists.mariadb.org/) mailing list is for those who want to contribute code to the project or otherwise closely monitor MariaDB development. The archive can be found [here](https://lists.mariadb.org/hyperkitty/list/developers@lists.mariadb.org/).
* The [commits](https://lists.mariadb.org/postorius/lists/commits.lists.mariadb.org/) mailing list is for commit messages and patch. The archive can be found [here](https://lists.mariadb.org/hyperkitty/list/commits@lists.mariadb.org/).
* The [packagers](https://lists.mariadb.org/postorius/lists/packagers.lists.mariadb.org) mailing list for those packaging MariaDB in distros.

## GitHub

The MariaDB project is [hosted on GitHub](https://github.com/MariaDB/server/).

## Feature requests <a href="#feature-requests" id="feature-requests"></a>

If you have a feature request, you can file it in [JIRA](https://mariadb.com/docs/general-resources/development-articles/general-development-information/tools/jira). If you are prepared to pay for the feature you can contact the [MariaDB Corporation](https://mariadb.com/) to get a quote. You can of course also fix it yourself and become a [MariaDB contributor/developer](https://mariadb.com/docs/general-resources/community/contributing-participating/contributing-to-the-mariadb-project).

## Social media

A list of MariaDB-related social media links and pages. Note that many of them are community groups not officially affiliated with MariaDB.

### YouTube <a href="#youtube" id="youtube"></a>

* [MariaDB plc](https://www.youtube.com/c/mariadb)
* [MariaDB Foundation](https://www.youtube.com/c/MariaDBFoundation)

### LinkedIn <a href="#linkedin" id="linkedin"></a>

* [MariaDB plc](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mariadb-corporation?trk=docs)
* [MariaDB Foundation](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mariadb-foundation)

### X <a href="#x" id="x"></a>

* MariaDB plc: [@mariadb](https://x.com/mariadb)
* MariaDB Foundation: [@mariadb\_org](https://x.com/mariadb_org)

### Reddit <a href="#reddit" id="reddit"></a>

* [r/mariadb](https://www.reddit.com/r/mariadb)

### Facebook <a href="#facebook" id="facebook"></a>

* [MariaDB plc](https://www.facebook.com/MariaDB.dbms)
* [MariaDB Foundation](https://www.facebook.com/mariadb.org/)

### Instagram <a href="#instagram" id="instagram"></a>

* [MariaDB Foundation](https://www.instagram.com/mariadb_org)

### Fosstodon <a href="#mastodon" id="mastodon"></a>

* MariaDB Foundation: [@mariadb\_org](https://fosstodon.org/@mariadb_org)

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