---
title: "Interested in Contributing to Open Source? Here’s What You Need to Know"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/interested-in-contributing-to-open-source-here-s-what-you-need-to-know-8lplou90h
source_url: https://towardsdev.com/interested-in-contributing-to-open-source-heres-what-you-need-to-know-2cef6db0ff38
type: article
source: "Towards Dev"
published: 2024-06-29T01:14:26.784Z
updated: 2024-08-23T14:06:52.916Z
tags: ["open-source", "github"]
reading_time: 6
upvotes: 32
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# Interested in Contributing to Open Source? Here’s What You Need to Know

**[Towards Dev](https://daily.dev/sources/towardsdev)** · 6 min read · 32 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

Contributing to open source can seem daunting for beginners, but it's manageable by following some general rules. Start with projects you use or are familiar with, and look for repositories with a CONTRIBUTING.md file for specific instructions. Begin by exploring the Issues tab for tasks or bugs labeled 'good first issue'. Follow the steps: fork the repo, clone it locally, create a new branch, commit and push your changes, and finally, open a pull request. Engage with maintainers for review and feedback to improve the project collaboratively.

## Full article

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@orashus** · 1 upvotes

> thanks for the article man

**@mohamedkhaled75** · 0 upvotes

> The problem in open source project contribution is how to understand the project in behind scene to understand what will contribute it. I think it's not easy as shown in this article.

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