Windshaft-cartodb/docs/support/02-contribute.md
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## Contribute
CARTO platform is an open-source ecosystem. You can read about the [fundamentals]({{site.fundamental_docs}}/components/) of CARTO architecture and its components.
We are more than happy to receive your contributions to the code and the documentation as well.
## Filling a ticket
If you want to open a new issue in our repository, please follow these instructions:
1. Descriptive title.
2. Write a good description, it always helps.
3. Specify the steps to reproduce the problem.
4. Try to add an example showing the problem.
## Contributing code
Best part of open source, collaborate in Maps API code!. We like hearing from you, so if you have any bug fixed, or a new feature ready to be merged, those are the steps you should follow:
1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch in your forked repository.
3. Commit your changes. Add new tests if it is necessary.
4. Open a pull request.
5. Any of the maintainers will take a look.
6. If everything works, it will merged and released \o/.
If you want more detailed information, this [GitHub guide](https://guides.github.com/activities/contributing-to-open-source/) is a must.
## Completing documentation
Maps API documentation is located in ```docs/```. That folder is the content that appears in the [Developer Center](https://carto.com/developers/maps-api/). Just follow the instructions described in [contributing code](#contributing-code) and after accepting your pull request, we will make it appear online :).
**Tip:** A convenient, easy way of proposing changes in documentation is by using the GitHub editor directly on the web. You can easily create a branch with your changes and make a PR from there.
## Submitting contributions
You will need to sign a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) before making a submission. [Learn more here](https://carto.com/contributions).