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title: "Getting Started"
date: "2018-05-19T12:01:23-04:00"
section: "contribute"
weight: 1
---

Welcome to the Focalboard project!

We're very glad you want to check it out and perhaps contribute code our repository in GitHub.

Our goal is to make your experience as great as possible. Follow these simple steps to contribute:

{{< bignumber number="1" title="Set up your developer machine" content="[Clone the project from GitHub](https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard) and follow the steps in the README to build. Read the [developer tips & tricks](dev-tips) to get started." >}}

{{< bignumber number="2" title="Select a ticket" content="Find [help wanted tickets in GitHub](https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22). Comment to let everyone know you’re working on it. If there’s no ticket for what you want to work on see [contributions without a ticket.](/contribute/getting-started/contributions-without-ticket)" >}}

{{< bignumber number="3" title="Start developing" content="When your changes are ready, run through our [checklist for pull requests](/contribute/getting-started/contribution-checklist). Note that if it’s your first contribution, there is a standard [CLA](https://www.mattermost.org/mattermost-contributor-agreement/) to sign." >}}
