How to contribute

MariaDB Server has a vibrant community contributing in a wide range of areas. There are many valuable ways you can contribute to MariaDB.

Engage online with other community members

• MariaDB on Zulip
• maria-developers mailing list
• maria-discuss mailing list
• maria-docs mailing list
• The MariaDB Foundation and MariaDB Corporation have a presence on Reddit, Twitter and Facebook. See the social media page.

Help document MariaDB

• Contribute towards documenting MariaDB Server and its ecosystem by adding new content or improving existing content.
• Translate existing documentation.

Help debug and develop MariaDB

• Report bugs
• Test development versions
• Write code to fix bugs or develop new features (see Getting Started for Developers).See also list of beginner friendly tasks
• Help with code quality control
• Participate in packaging for different Linux distributions
• Coding standards for the main source code can be found in CODING_STANDARDS.md.

Sponsor or donate

You’re very welcome to support MariaDB Server as an individual, or talk your company into joining the Foundation as a sponsoring member. See the Sponsor page.

Events, meetups and conferences

• Attend an event
  • Events and Conferences page
  • mariadb.meetup.com

Live QA for beginner contributors

MariaDB has a dedicated time each week when we answer new contributor questions live on Zulip. From 8:00 to 10:00 UTC on Mondays, and 10:00 to 12:00 UTC on Thursdays, anyone can ask any questions they’d like, and a live developer will be available to assist. New contributors can ask questions any time, but we will provide immediate feedback during that interval.

Additional resources

• MariaDB Foundation
• Knowledge Base