.. _Get Involved:

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 Get Involved in the Ceph Community!
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These are exciting times in the Ceph community! Get involved!

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|Channel               | Description                                     | Contact Info                                  |
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| **Blog**             | Check the Ceph Blog_ periodically to keep track | https://ceph.com/community/blog/              |
|                      | of Ceph progress and important announcements.   |                                               |
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| **Planet Ceph**      | Check the blog aggregation on Planet Ceph for   | https://old.ceph.com/category/planet/         |
|                      | interesting stories, information and            |                                               |
|                      | experiences from the community. **NOTE: NO      |                                               |
|                      | longer updated as of 2023.**                    |                                               |
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| **Wiki**             | Check the Ceph Wiki is a source for more        | http://wiki.ceph.com/                         |
|                      | community and development related topics. You   |                                               |
|                      | can find there information about blueprints,    |                                               |
|                      | meetups, the Ceph Developer Summits and more.   |                                               |
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| **IRC**              | As you delve into Ceph, you may have questions  |                                               |
|                      | or feedback for the Ceph development team. Ceph | - **Domain:**                                 |
|                      | developers are often available on the ``#ceph`` |     ``irc.oftc.net``                          |
|                      | IRC channel particularly during daytime hours   | - **Channels:**                               |
|                      | in the US Pacific Standard Time zone.           |     ``#ceph``,                                |
|                      | While ``#ceph`` is a good starting point for    |     ``#ceph-devel``,                          |
|                      | cluster operators and users, there is also      |     ``#ceph-dashboard``,                      |
|                      | ``#ceph-devel``, ``#ceph-dashboard`` and        |     ``#cephfs``                               |
|                      | ``#cephfs`` dedicated for Ceph developers.      |                                               |
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| **Slack**            | Since 2023, the Upstream Ceph community has     |                                               |
|                      | maintained a community in Slack. Ask your Ceph- | - `Ceph Slack Invite`_                        |
|                      | related questions in Ceph's Slack channels.     |                                               |
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| **User List**        | Ask and answer user-related questions by        |                                               |
|                      | subscribing to the email list at                | - `User Subscribe`_                           |
|                      | ceph-users@ceph.io. You can opt out of the email| - `User Archives`_                            |
|                      | list at any time by unsubscribing. A simple     |                                               |
|                      | email is all it takes!                          |                                               |
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| **Devel List**       | Keep in touch with developer activity by        |                                               |
|                      | subscribing to the email list at dev@ceph.io.   | - `Devel Subscribe`_                          |
|                      | You can opt out of the email list at any time by| - `Devel Archives`_                           |
|                      | unsubscribing. A simple email is all it takes!  |                                               |
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| **Kernel Client**    | Linux kernel-related traffic, including kernel  | - `Kernel Client Subscribe`_                  |
|                      | patches and discussion of implementation details| - `Kernel Client Unsubscribe`_                |
|                      | for the kernel client code.                     | - `Kernel Client Archives`_                   |
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| **Commit List**      | Subscribe to ceph-commit@ceph.com to get        |                                               |
|                      | commit notifications via email. You can opt out | - `Commit Subscribe`_                         |
|                      | of the email list at any time by unsubscribing. | - `Commit Unsubscribe`_                       |
|                      | A simple email is all it takes!                 | - `Mailing list archives`_                    |
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| **QA List**          | For Quality Assurance (QA) related activities   |                                               |
|                      | subscribe to this list. You can opt out         | - `QA Subscribe`_                             |
|                      | of the email list at any time by unsubscribing. | - `QA Unsubscribe`_                           |
|                      | A simple email is all it takes!                 | - `Mailing list archives`_                    |
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| **Community List**   | For all discussions related to the Ceph User    |                                               |
|                      | Committee and other community topics. You can   | - `Community Subscribe`_                      |
|                      | opt out of the email list at any time by        | - `Community Unsubscribe`_                    |
|                      | unsubscribing. A simple email is all it takes!  | - `Mailing list archives`_                    |
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| **Bug Tracker**      | You can help keep Ceph production worthy by     | https://tracker.ceph.com/projects/ceph        |
|                      | filing and tracking bugs, and providing feature |                                               |
|                      | requests using the Bug Tracker_.                |                                               |
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| **Source Code**      | If you would like to participate in             |                                               |
|                      | development, bug fixing, or if you just want    | - https://github.com/ceph/ceph                |
|                      | the very latest code for Ceph, you can get it   | - https://download.ceph.com/tarballs/         |
|                      | at http://github.com. See `Ceph Source Code`_   |                                               |
|                      | for details on cloning from github.             |                                               |
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| **Ceph Calendar**    | Learn about upcoming Ceph events.               | https://ceph.io/contribute/                   |
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