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										 |  |  | ## Contributing to CoreDNS
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										 |  |  | Welcome! Our community focuses on helping others and making CoreDNS the best it | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | can be. We gladly accept contributions and encourage you to get involved! | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | ### Bug reports
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										 |  |  | First, please [search this repository](https://github.com/miekg/coredns/search?q=&type=Issues&utf8=%E2%9C%93) | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | with a variety of keywords to ensure your bug is not already reported. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | If not, [open an issue](https://github.com/miekg/coredns/issues) and answer the | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | The burden is on you to convince us that it is actually a bug in CoreDNS. This is | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 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). | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | Please be kind. :smile: Remember that CoreDNS comes at no cost to you, and you're | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | getting free help. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | ### Minor improvements and new tests
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										 |  |  | Submit [pull requests](https://github.com/miekg/coredns/pulls) at any time. Make | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | sure to write tests to assert your change is working properly and is thoroughly | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | ### Proposals, suggestions, ideas, new features
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										 |  |  | First, please [search](https://github.com/miekg/dns/search?q=&type=Issues&utf8=%E2%9C%93) | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | with a variety of keywords to ensure your suggestion/proposal is new. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | If so, you may open either an issue or a pull request for discussion and | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 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. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 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 | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | ### Vulnerabilities
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										 |  |  | If you've found a vulnerability that is serious, please email me: miek@miek.nl | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | If it's not a big deal, a pull request will probably be faster. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | ## Thank you
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										 |  |  | Thanks for your help! CoreDNS would not be what it is today without your contributions. |