---
title: "How to Contribute to Open-Source Projects – A Beginner's Guide"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-contribute-to-open-source-projects-a-beginner-s-guide-e9hmsj1uk
source_url: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-contribute-to-open-source-projects/
type: article
source: "freeCodeCamp"
published: 2022-04-22T02:45:13.394Z
updated: 2022-04-22T02:45:13.395Z
tags: ["github", "open-source"]
reading_time: 8
upvotes: 33
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# How to Contribute to Open-Source Projects – A Beginner's Guide

**[freeCodeCamp](https://daily.dev/sources/freecodecamp)** · 8 min read · 33 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

Open-source projects bring developers together in a more collaborative setting than almost anything else. There are plenty of platforms out there that give developers a chance to write in public. We can even call these developers "Developer-as-a-blogger" (DaaB) for their blogging contributions. Here are some tips and guidelines to help you start your open-source journey.

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