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# Contributing to Docker
Want to hack on Docker? Awesome! There are instructions to get you
started on the website: http://docker.io/gettingstarted.html
They are probably not perfect, please let us know if anything feels
wrong or incomplete.
## Contribution guidelines
### Pull requests are always welcome
We are always thrilled to receive pull requests, and do our best to
process them as fast as possible. Not sure if that typo is worth a pull
request? Do it! We will appreciate it.
If your pull request is not accepted on the first try, don't be
discouraged! If there's a problem with the implementation, hopefully you
received feedback on what to improve.
We're trying very hard to keep Docker lean and focused. We don't want it
to do everything for everybody. This means that we might decide against
incorporating a new feature. However, there might be a way to implement
that feature *on top of* docker.
### Discuss your design on the mailing list
We recommend discussing your plans [on the mailing
list](https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/docker-club)
before starting to code - especially for more ambitious contributions.
This gives other contributors a chance to point you in the right
direction, give feedback on your design, and maybe point out if someone
else is working on the same thing.
### Create issues...
Any significant improvement should be documented as [a github
issue](https://github.com/dotcloud/docker/issues) before anybody
starts working on it.
### ...but check for existing issues first!
Please take a moment to check that an issue doesn't already exist
documenting your bug report or improvement proposal. If it does, it
never hurts to add a quick "+1" or "I have this problem too". This will
help prioritize the most common problems and requests.
### Conventions
Fork the repo and make changes on your fork in a feature branch:
- If it's a bugfix branch, name it XXX-something where XXX is the number of the issue
- If it's a feature branch, create an enhancement issue to announce your intentions, and name it XXX-something where XXX is the number of the issue.
Submit unit tests for your changes. Golang has a great testing suite built
in: use it! Take a look at existing tests for inspiration. Run the full test
suite against your change and the master.
Submit any relevant updates or additions to documentation.
Add clean code:
- Universally formatted code promotes ease of writing, reading, and maintenance. We suggest using gofmt before committing your changes. There's a git pre-commit hook made for doing so.
- curl -o .git/hooks/pre-commit https://raw.github.com/edsrzf/gofmt-git-hook/master/fmt-check && chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit
Pull requests descriptions should be as clear as possible and include a
referenced to all the issues that they address.
Add your name to the AUTHORS file.

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Contributing to Docker
======================
Want to hack on Docker? Awesome! There are instructions to get you started on the website: http://docker.io/documentation/contributing/contributing.html
Want to hack on Docker? Awesome! There are instructions to get you started on the website: http://docs.docker.io/en/latest/contributing/contributing/
They are probably not perfect, please let us know if anything feels wrong or incomplete.
### Pull requests are always welcome
Note
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Please feel free to fix / update the documentation and send us pull requests. More tutorials are also welcome.
### Discuss your design on the mailing list
We recommend discussing your plans [on the mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/docker-club) before starting to code - especially for more ambitious contributions. This gives other contributors a chance to point
you in the right direction, give feedback on your design, and maybe point out if someone else is working on the same thing.
### Create issues...
Any significant improvement should be documented as [a github issue](https://github.com/dotcloud/docker/issues) before anybody starts working on it.
### ...but check for existing issues first!
Please take a moment to check that an issue doesn't already exist documenting your bug report or improvement proposal.
If it does, it never hurts to add a quick "+1" or "I have this problem too". This will help prioritize the most common problems and requests.
### Write tests
Golang has a great testing suite built in: use it! Take a look at existing tests for inspiration.
Setting up a dev environment
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never hurts to add a quick "+1" or "I have this problem too". This will
help prioritize the most common problems and requests.
Write tests
Conventions
~~~~~~~~~~~
Golang has a great testing suite built in: use it! Take a look at
existing tests for inspiration.
Fork the repo and make changes on your fork in a feature branch:
- If it's a bugfix branch, name it XXX-something where XXX is the number of the issue
- If it's a feature branch, create an enhancement issue to announce your intentions, and name it XXX-something where XXX is the number of the issue.
Submit unit tests for your changes. Golang has a great testing suite built
in: use it! Take a look at existing tests for inspiration. Run the full test
suite against your change and the master.
Submit any relevant updates or additions to documentation.
Add clean code:
- Universally formatted code promotes ease of writing, reading, and maintenance. We suggest using gofmt before committing your changes. There's a git pre-commit hook made for doing so.
- curl -o .git/hooks/pre-commit https://raw.github.com/edsrzf/gofmt-git-hook/master/fmt-check && chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit
Pull requests descriptions should be as clear as possible and include a
referenced to all the issues that they address.
Add your name to the AUTHORS file.