Contributing to ShareLaTeX
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Thank you for reading this! If you'd like to report a bug or join in the development
of ShareLaTeX, then here are some notes on how to do that.

*Note that ShareLaTeX is actually made up of many seperate repositories (a list is available
[here](https://github.com/sharelatex/sharelatex/blob/master/README.md#other-repositories)).* 

Reporting bugs and opening issues
---------------------------------

If you'd like a report a bug or open an issue then please:

1. **Find the correct repository.** ShareLaTeX is split across multiple different repositories, each containing a different service (you can find a list of [all repositories here](https://github.com/sharelatex/sharelatex/blob/master/README.md#other-repositories), and [all issues here](https://github.com/organizations/sharelatex/dashboard/issues)). If you know the bug only applies to one service, then please open an issue in that repository. For general bugs and issues that span more than one service, please open an issue in the [sharelatex/sharelatex](https://github.com/sharelatex/sharelatex) repository.
2. **Check if there is an existing issue.** If there is then please add
   any more information that you have, or give it a "+1" in the comments.

When submitting an issue please describe the issue as clearly as possible, including how to
reproduce the bug, which situations it appears in, what you expected to happen, and what actually happens.
If you can include a screenshot for front end issues that is very helpful.

Pull Requests
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See [our wiki](https://github.com/sharelatex/sharelatex/wiki/ShareLaTeX-Development-Environment)
for information on how to modify the ShareLaTeX code and set up a good development
environment.

We love pull requests, so be bold with them! Don't be afraid of going ahead
and changing something, or adding a new feature. We're very happy to work with you
to get your changes merged into ShareLaTeX.

If you've got an idea for a change then please discuss it in the open first, 
either by opening an issue, or by joining us in our
[development chat room](http://www.hipchat.com/g1nJMcj7b).

Developer Chat Room
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If you want to ask any questions in real-time, or get a feel for what's going on
then please drop into our [development chat room](http://www.hipchat.com/g1nJMcj7b).
If no one is online then you can still leave a message that will hopefully get a reply
when we return.

Security
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Please do not publish security vulnerabilities publicly until we've had a chance
to address them. All security related issues/patches should be sent directly to
security@sharelatex.com where we will attempt to address them quickly. If you're
unsure whether something is a security issue or not, then please be cautious and
contact us at security@sharelatex.com first.