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title="ArchWiki:Contributing">ArchWiki:Contributing</a></li> <li><a href="/title/Frequently_asked_questions" title="Frequently asked questions">Frequently asked questions</a></li> </ul></div> <p>In evolutionary biology, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-operation_(evolution)" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Co-operation (evolution)">cooperation</a> describes interactions where an individual pays a small cost to yield a larger benefit to one or more others. If this costly contribution is reciprocated, everyone involved can benefit tremendously. This principle also applies to proactive members of the Arch community wanting to get involved and contribute to their favorite Linux distribution. Their participation benefits not only the community member and their fellow Archers, but all users of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open_source_software" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Free and open source software">free and open source software</a>. </p><p>This article describes how both new and experienced Arch users can contribute to the community. Note that this is not an exhaustive list. Before contributing, please get accustomed with the <a href="/title/Code_of_conduct" class="mw-redirect" title="Code of conduct">Code of conduct</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Community">Community</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Post_on_the_forums">Post on the forums</span></h3> <p>One of the easiest ways to get involved is participating in the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bbs.archlinux.org/">Arch Linux Forums</a>, which allows getting to know the community and help new users. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Improve_this_wiki">Improve this wiki</span></h3> <p><a href="/title/ArchWiki" class="mw-redirect" title="ArchWiki">ArchWiki</a> is a collaboratively maintained Arch Linux documentation. 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list</a> and in the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/archlinux-projects">#archlinux-projects</a> IRC channel on the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://libera.chat/">Libera Chat</a> network. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Project</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Languages</th> <th>Maintainers</th> <th>Additional links </th></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/alpm/alpm">alpm</a> </th> <td>Project that works on specifications, Rust libraries and tools for Arch Linux Package Management </td> <td>Rust </td> <td>dvzrv, orhun </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/alpm/alpm/-/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://alpm.archlinux.page/">documentation</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.oftc.net/alpm">IRC irc.oftc.net#alpm</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/archlinux/alpm.rs">alpm.rs</a> </th> <td>Rust bindings for libalpm </td> <td>Rust </td> <td>Morganamilo </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/archlinux/alpm.rs/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/arch-boxes">arch-boxes</a> </th> <td>Virtual machine images </td> <td>Bash </td> <td>klausenbusk </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/arch-boxes/-/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/archlinux-releng">IRC #archlinux-releng</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lists.archlinux.org/mailman3/lists/arch-releng.lists.archlinux.org/">arch-releng mailing list</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/arch-install-scripts">arch-install-scripts</a> </th> <td>Useful scripts for installing Arch Linux </td> <td>Bash </td> <td>Foxboron </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/arch-install-scripts/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/arch-rebuild-order">arch-rebuild-order</a> </th> <td>A CLI tool to determine the rebuild order of provided package(s) </td> <td>Rust </td> <td>jelle </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/arch-rebuild-order/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/arch-release-promotion">arch-release-promotion</a> </th> <td>Promotion and synchronization of existing releases of a project in Arch Linux's GitLab instance </td> <td>Python </td> <td>dvzrv </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/arch-release-promotion/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/arch-repro-status">arch-repro-status</a> </th> <td>CLI tool for querying the reproducibility status of the Arch Linux packages </td> <td>Rust </td> <td>orhun </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/arch-repro-status/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/archlinux/arch-security-tracker">arch-security-tracker</a> </th> <td>The <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://security.archlinux.org">security.archlinux.org</a> CVE tracking platform and aids in publishing advisories </td> <td>Python (Flask) </td> <td>anthraxx </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/archlinux/arch-security-tracker/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/archlinux-security">IRC #archlinux-security</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lists.archlinux.org/mailman3/lists/arch-security.lists.archlinux.org/">Advisory mailing list</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/arch-signoff">arch-signoff</a> </th> <td>Sign off Arch Linux test packages </td> <td>Python </td> <td>Jelle </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/arch-signoff/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall">archinstall</a> </th> <td>Arch Linux official installer </td> <td>Python </td> <td>Torxed </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://discord.gg/cqXU88y">Discord</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archinstall.archlinux.page/">documentation</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archivetools">archivetools</a> </th> <td>A turnkey solution to snapshot Arch Linux packages repositories, ISOs images and boostrap tarballs </td> <td>Bash </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archivetools/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archiso">archiso</a> </th> <td>Scripts and configuration for building live media </td> <td>bash </td> <td>dvzrv, nl6720 </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archiso/-/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/archlinux-releng">IRC #archlinux-releng</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lists.archlinux.org/mailman3/lists/arch-releng.lists.archlinux.org/">arch-releng mailing list</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archlinux-common-style">archlinux-common-style</a> </th> <td>Arch Linux common CSS styles </td> <td>SCSS, HTML, JavaScript </td> <td>anthraxx, jelle </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archlinux-common-style/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archlinux-docker">archlinux-docker</a> </th> <td>Docker images </td> <td>Bash </td> <td>hashworks, sangy </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archlinux-docker/-/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hub.docker.com/r/archlinux/archlinux">docker hub</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/archlinux-releng">IRC #archlinux-releng</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lists.archlinux.org/mailman3/lists/arch-releng.lists.archlinux.org/">arch-releng mailing list</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archlinux-keyring">archlinux-keyring</a> </th> <td>Arch Linux PGP keyring handling </td> <td>Python </td> <td>anthraxx, dvzrv </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archlinux-keyring/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/archlinux/archlinux-repro">archlinux-repro</a> </th> <td>Tools to rebuild Arch Linux packages </td> <td>Python </td> <td>Foxboron, Jelle, Coderobe </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/archlinux/archlinux-repro/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archmanweb">archmanweb</a> </th> <td>The <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://man.archlinux.org/">man.archlinux.org</a> website </td> <td>Python (Django) </td> <td>Lahwaacz </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archmanweb/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/archlinux/archweb">archweb</a> </th> <td>The <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archlinux.org">archlinux.org</a> website </td> <td>Python (Django) </td> <td>jelle </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/archlinux/archweb/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/aurweb">aurweb</a> </th> <td>The page and system for <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://aur.archlinux.org">aur.archlinux.org</a> </td> <td>Python, HTML, MySQL </td> <td>artafinde, lfleischer </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/aurweb/-/issues/">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/archlinux-aurweb">IRC #archlinux-aurweb</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lists.archlinux.org/mailman3/lists/aur-dev.lists.archlinux.org/">aur-dev mailing list</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/bugbuddy">bugbuddy</a> </th> <td>Helper daemon that watches the incoming bug reports for Arch Linux and makes sure that the right people are assigned to them </td> <td>Rust </td> <td>anthraxx </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/bugbuddy/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/buildbtw">buildbtw</a> </th> <td>A service for assisting Arch Linux staff with building new versions of packages </td> <td>Rust </td> <td>anthraxx, sven, raffomania </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/buildbtw/-/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/archlinux-buildbtw">IRC #archlinux-buildbtw</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/dbscripts">dbscripts</a> </th> <td>Scripts to release and manage packages into the repositories </td> <td>Bash </td> <td>Foxboron </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/dbscripts/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/devtools">devtools</a> </th> <td>Packaging tools for developers and packagers </td> <td>Bash </td> <td>Anthraxx, Foxboron, jelle, gromit </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/devtools/-/issues/">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/gitlab-exporter">gitlab-exporter</a> </th> <td>GitLab metrics exporter </td> <td>Rust </td> <td>Artafinde, orhun </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/gitlab-exporter/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/gluebuddy">gluebuddy</a> </th> <td>A secure helper daemon that watches several aspects of the Arch Linux infrastructure and makes sure that certain conditions are met </td> <td>Rust </td> <td>anthraxx, jelle </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/gluebuddy/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/infrastructure">infrastructure</a> </th> <td>Arch Linux infrastructure </td> <td>Ansible, Bash, Python, Packer, Terraform, Zsh </td> <td>anthraxx, foutrelis, freswa, heftig, jelle, klausenbusk, svenstaro, artafinde, gromit </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/infrastructure/-/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/archlinux-devops">IRC #archlinux-devops</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lists.archlinux.org/mailman3/lists/arch-devops.lists.archlinux.org/">arch-devops mailing list</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/keycloak-archlinux-theme">keycloak-archlinux-theme</a> </th> <td>Keycloak Arch Linux theme </td> <td>Java </td> <td>Artafinde </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/keycloak-archlinux-theme/-/issues/">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/mkinitcpio/mkinitcpio">mkinitcpio</a> </th> <td>Initrd generator </td> <td>Ash, Bash </td> <td>Foxboron </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/mkinitcpio/mkinitcpio/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/mkinitcpio/mkinitcpio-archiso">mkinitcpio-archiso</a> </th> <td>Mkinitcpio integration for archiso </td> <td>Ash, Bash </td> <td>dvzrv, nl6720 </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/mkinitcpio/mkinitcpio-archiso/-/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/archlinux-releng">IRC #archlinux-releng</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lists.archlinux.org/mailman3/lists/arch-releng.lists.archlinux.org/">arch-releng mailing list</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/namcap">namcap</a> </th> <td>Tool for checking binary packages and source PKGBUILDs for common packaging errors </td> <td>Python </td> <td>alerque, dvzrv, FFY00, kgizdov </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/namcap/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/netctl">netctl</a> </th> <td>Profile based systemd network management </td> <td>Bash </td> <td>jwitteveen </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/netctl/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/neoasknot">neoasknot</a> </th> <td>Contribution landing page for Arch Linux </td> <td>JavaScript, Svelte </td> <td>polyzen </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/neoasknot/-/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://whatcanidofor.archlinux.org">whatcanidofor.archlinux.org</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman">pacman</a> </th> <td>Package Manager </td> <td>Bash, C </td> <td>Allan, agregory </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman/-/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/archlinux-pacman">IRC #archlinux-pacman</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lists.archlinux.org/mailman3/lists/pacman-dev.lists.archlinux.org/">pacman-dev mailing list</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman-contrib">pacman-contrib</a> </th> <td>Contribution scripts to pacman </td> <td>Bash, C, Perl </td> <td>Demize, Polyzen </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman-contrib/-/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/pacman-contrib">IRC #pacman-contrib</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lists.archlinux.org/mailman3/lists/pacman-contrib.lists.archlinux.org/">pacman-contrib mailing list</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/archlinux-de/pkgstats-cli">pkgstats-cli</a> </th> <td>pkgstats client </td> <td>Go </td> <td>pierres </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/archlinux-de/pkgstats.archlinux.de/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pkgstats.archlinux.de/">pkgstats.archlinux.de</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/archlinux-de/pkgstats.archlinux.de">pkgstats.archlinux.de</a> </th> <td>Arch Linux package statistics website </td> <td>JavaScript, PHP, Vue </td> <td>pierres </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/archlinux-de/pkgstats.archlinux.de/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pkgstats.archlinux.de/">pkgstats.archlinux.de</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/pyalpm">pyalpm</a> </th> <td>alpm Python bindings </td> <td>Python, C </td> <td>Jelle </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/pyalpm/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/pytest-pacman">pytest-pacman</a> </th> <td>Pytest plugin for generating repository sync databases </td> <td>Python </td> <td>Jelle </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/pytest-pacman/-/issues">bugs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/rebuilderd-website">rebuilderd-website</a> </th> <td>Website for <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://reproducible.archlinux.org">reproducible.archlinux.org</a> </td> <td>JavaScript </td> <td>Jelle </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/rebuilderd-website/-/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://reproducible-builds.org/">reproducible-builds.org</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds">Debian wiki</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/archlinux-reproducible">IRC #archlinux-reproducible</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/releng">releng</a> </th> <td>Automation of release artifacts (installation medium, PXE boot) </td> <td>Bash, Python </td> <td>dvzrv </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/releng/-/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/archlinux-releng">IRC #archlinux-releng</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lists.archlinux.org/mailman3/lists/arch-releng.lists.archlinux.org/">arch-releng mailing list</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/repod">repod</a> </th> <td>Tooling to maintain binary package repositories for Linux distributions using the pacman package manager </td> <td>Python </td> <td>dvzrv </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/repod/-/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://repod.archlinux.page">documentation</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/signstar/">signstar</a> </th> <td>A secure enclave signing solution and tooling around it </td> <td>Rust </td> <td>dvzrv </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/signstar/-/issues">bugs</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://signstar.archlinux.page/">documentation</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/archlinux-signstar">IRC #archlinux-signstar</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Donate_money">Donate money</span></h2> <p>You can find out how to help sustaining server costs on the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archlinux.org/donate/">official Arch Linux donate page</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Unofficial_projects">Unofficial projects</span></h2> <div class="archwiki-template-box archwiki-template-box-note"><strong>Note:</strong> Entries listed here are <b>not</b> part of the <a href="/title/Arch_Linux" title="Arch Linux">Arch Linux</a> project.</div> <p>Arch's community maintains many projects. Feel free to include yours! </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Groups">Groups</span></h3> <p>Arch-specific groups that you can engage in. </p> <dl><dt><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/">Arch Linux Subreddit</a></dt> <dd>Place for Reddit users to discuss Arch related issues.</dd> <dt><a href="/title/International_communities" title="International communities">International communities</a></dt> <dd>Local communities and meet-up places for users.</dd> <dt><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://t.me/archlinuxgroup">Telegram group</a></dt> <dd>Place for <a href="/title/Telegram" title="Telegram">Telegram</a> users to discuss Arch related issues.</dd> <dt><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://matrix.to/#/#archlinux:archlinux.org">Matrix room</a> (in <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://matrix.to/#/#public-space:archlinux.org">Arch Linux space</a>)</dt> <dd>Place for <a href="/title/Matrix" title="Matrix">Matrix</a> users to discuss Arch related issues.</dd> <dt><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://discord.gg/3m6dbPR">Discord server</a></dt> <dd>Place for <a href="/title/Discord" title="Discord">Discord</a> users to discuss Arch related issues.</dd> <dt><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://discord.gg/QA4Q2pKTGY">Archcord - Discord server</a></dt> <dd>A smaller, more tight knit Discord community for Arch users to hang out and discuss Linux related topics.</dd></dl> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Software">Software</span></h3> <p>Community-developed software that focuses on Arch Linux. </p> <dl><dt><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewforum.php?id=27">Community Contributions</a></dt> <dd>Forum for Arch-related projects.</dd></dl> <dl><dt><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/topics/archlinux">Arch Linux topic @GitHub</a></dt> <dd>GitHub repositories for Arch-related projects.</dd></dl> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Becoming_an_Arch_Developer">Becoming an Arch Developer</span></h2> <p>The main motivation for your work on Arch should be helping the whole community, and not simply trying to become an <i>Arch developer</i> by any means. </p><p>Usually, new developers are picked by the existing developers as the workload increases. Sometimes they post a position and you can apply to fill it, but more often, they just invite somebody they know would be good at it and would fit in well with the rest of the team. 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