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+# How to contribute
+Thank you for your interest in contributing to Lapce. No contribution is too small and all contributions are welcome.
+
+## Feature Requests
+
+Feature requests should be reported in the
+[Lapce issue tracker](https://github.com/lapce/lapce/issues).
+
+To reduce the number of 
+duplicates, please search issues to see if it's already reported.
+If the feature request already exits, you can use emoji reactions to show you'd really like it to be impelmented assp. 
+
+## Bug Reports
+
+Bugs should be reported in the
+[Lapce issue tracker](https://github.com/lapce/lapce/issues).
+
+Search issues to see if it's already there before report it.
+If it already exits, you can use emoji reactions to show you'd really like it to be fixed assp. 
+
+## Pull Requests
+
+If you would like to work on a certain feature or bug, reply in the issue to say you'd like to work on it.
+Create an issue if it doesn't exit to help to track it. 
+
+## Contact
+
+If you've got any questions about contributing, you can use [Discord](https://discord.gg/n8tGJ6Rn6D) to chat with many of Lapce contributors.