Your First Open Source Contribution

Follow this step-by-step guide to make your first contribution to an open-source project. No experience required.

Step 1

Find a Project

Browse open-source projects labeled "good first issue" on GitHub. Start with projects that match your interests or skill level.

Browse Projects
Step 2

Set Up Your Environment

Clone the repository and install dependencies. Follow our automated setup guide to configure everything correctly.

Setup Guide
Step 3

Make Your First Change

Start with small changes like fixing typos, improving documentation, or tackling starter bugs. Our community will guide you through the process.

Make a Change
Step 4

Submit Your Work

Commit your changes, push them to a feature branch, then create a pull request. Our contributors will review and provide feedback.

Submit a PR

Example Contribution

Fixing Documentation

Update README.md

Fix a typo in the project's README file 


--- README.md
+++ README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Core API Project
Before & After

Contribution Impact

Your fix improves the clarity of the project's documentation. Here's the process:

  • Edit the file
  • Open a pull request
  • Get your contribution merged

Contributing to Open Source

All contributions are welcome! Small changes are highly encouraged. Before you begin, please read our contributing guidelines.

Guidelines