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+## Contributing to Caddy
+
+Welcome! Our community focuses on helping others and making Caddy the best it
+can be. We gladly accept contributions and encourage you to get involved!
+
+
+### Join us in chat
+
+Please direct your discussion to the correct room:
+
+- **Dev Chat:** [gitter.im/mholt/caddy](https://gitter.im/mholt/caddy) - to chat
+with other Caddy developers
+- **Support:**
+[gitter.im/caddyserver/support](https://gitter.im/caddyserver/support) - to give
+and get help
+- **General:**
+[gitter.im/caddyserver/general](https://gitter.im/caddyserver/general) - for
+anything about Web development
+
+
+### Bug reports
+
+First, please [search this repository](https://github.com/mholt/caddy/search?q=&type=Issues&utf8=%E2%9C%93)
+with a variety of keywords to ensure your bug is not already reported.
+
+If not, [open an issue](https://github.com/mholt/caddy/issues) and answer the
+questions so we can understand and reproduce the problematic behavior.
+
+The burden is on you to convince us that it is actually a bug in Caddy. This is
+easiest to do when you write clear, concise instructions so we can reproduce
+the behavior (even if it seems obvious). The more detailed and specific you are,
+the faster we will be able to help you. Check out
+[How to Report Bugs Effectively](http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html).
+
+Please be kind. :smile: Remember that Caddy comes at no cost to you, and you're
+getting free help. If we helped you, please consider
+[donating](https://caddyserver.com/donate) - it keeps us motivated!
+
+
+### Minor improvements and new tests
+
+Submit [pull requests](https://github.com/mholt/caddy/pulls) at any time. Make
+sure to write tests to assert your change is working properly and is thoroughly
+covered.
+
+
+### Proposals, suggestions, ideas, new features
+
+First, please [search](https://github.com/mholt/caddy/search?q=&type=Issues&utf8=%E2%9C%93)
+with a variety of keywords to ensure your suggestion/proposal is new.
+
+If so, you may open either an issue or a pull request for discussion and
+feedback.
+
+The advantage of issues is that you don't have to spend time actually
+implementing your idea, but you should still describe it thoroughly. The
+advantage of a pull request is that we can immediately see the impact the change
+will have on the project, what the code will look like, and how to improve it.
+The disadvantage of pull requests is that they are unlikely to get accepted
+without significant changes, or it may be rejected entirely. Don't worry, that
+won't happen without an open discussion first.
+
+If you are going to spend significant time implementing code for a pull request,
+best to open an issue first and "claim" it and get feedback before you invest
+a lot of time.
+
+
+### Vulnerabilities
+
+If you've found a vulnerability that is serious, please email me: Matthew dot 
+Holt at Gmail. If it's not a big deal, a pull request will probably be faster.
+
+
+## Thank you
+
+Thanks for your help! Caddy would not be what it is today without your
+contributions.