Contribute to GitLab
Join 4,000+ contributors in GitLab’s open source community and co-create the platform millions of people use to deliver software faster. Make your first contribution, learn how to get help, and enter the next GitLab Hackathon.
Why Contribute?
Co-create GitLab
Improve the software you use every day. Propose and contribute new features, expand the CI/CD catalog, squash bugs or maintain documentation. Everyone can contribute.
Learn MoreDeveloper Experience
Open source contributions build experience working with developers and product teams. Highlight your contributions and GitLab achievements on social media or in your resume.
Learn MoreJoin a Community
With 4,000+ contributors, GitLab’s open source community can help you with pair programming sessions, community events and chat support. Come say hello in the GitLab Community Discord!
Learn MoreAchievements
Onboard as a first-time contributor, then level up to achieve badges, GitLab swag, and organizational awards. Contribute your way into the GitLab Hall of Fame!
Learn MoreTutorial: Make a GitLab Contribution
Learn how to make code changes and create a merge request
Onboard with GitLab's open source community and choose your development environment. Select between in-browser remote options or configure the GitLab Development Kit (GDK) for full local development.
Contribution Guidelines
Development
Add features, fix bugs, help with reviews, and more. You don't need to know how to write code to contribute.
Learn MoreDocumentation
From fixing typos to rewriting pages, anyone can contribute to the GitLab documentation.
Learn MoreTranslation
Join the 1,500+ community members who translate GitLab into more than 35 languages.
Learn MoreUX Design
Help make GitLab easy to use for a diverse group of people. Propose features, fix design bugs, and enhance code.
Learn MoreEvangelism
Help grow a community where everyone can contribute. Learn about public outreach, blogging, and running community meetups.
Learn MoreProject Templates
Create default templates, repositories, and CI/CD pipeline definitions. Help others around the world get started more quickly.
Learn MoreIf you need any help while contributing to GitLab:
- If you need help with a merge request or need help finding a reviewer:
- Join the community on the GitLab Community Discord and find other contributors in the
#contributechannel or initiate a mentor session. - For any other questions or feedback on contributing:
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@gitlab-org/developer-relations/contributor-successin a comment on your merge request or issue. - Feel free to make a new issue with the Contributor Success team sharing your experience.
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- Did you run out of compute minutes for your GitLab merge requests? Join the GitLab community forks project.
Join our weekly community pairing sessions to meet community members, learn a new area of GitLab or work on a contribution. View the weekly schedule in the GitLab Virtual Community Events Meetup group. You can also request a pairing session in the #contribute channel of our community Discord.
Subscribe and check out live streams and recordings of the pairing sessions on the Community Coders for GitLab YouTube channel. Turn on desktop notifications to get notified and jump in when a new pairing sessions starts!
It is GitLab's mission to make it so that everyone can contribute. Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging is one of GitLab's values and we want to create a welcoming community for every contributor. GitLab earned a CHAOSS DEI Badge for our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Project Statement, which documents our commitment to DEI within our open source community.
Please visit our Code of Conduct page to learn more about our pledge and standards for an open and welcoming environment.
All contributions to GitLab are subject to the DCO or a CLA.
