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+# Contributing to the Patria AR
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+Welcome to the Patria AR project! We're thrilled that you're interested in contributing to our open-source search engine. This document outlines how you can get involved and make meaningful contributions to our project.
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+## How Can I Contribute?
+
+There are several ways you can contribute to the Patria AR project:
+
+### 1. Code Contributions
+
+If you have coding skills and want to contribute to the development of Patria AR, you can:
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+- Fork the repository.
+- Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix: `git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name` or `git checkout -b bugfix/your-bugfix-name`.
+- Make your changes, write code, and test thoroughly.
+- Commit your changes: `git commit -m "Description of your changes"`.
+- Push your changes to your fork: `git push origin feature/your-feature-name` or `git push origin bugfix/your-bugfix-name`.
+- Open a pull request (PR) to the `main` branch of this repository.
+
+Please ensure that your code follows our coding standards and practices, and include clear and concise commit messages and PR descriptions.
+
+### 2. Documentation Contributions
+
+Good documentation is crucial for our project's success. You can help by:
+
+- Improving existing documentation.
+- Adding documentation for features or functions that are lacking.
+- Correcting typos, grammar, and formatting issues.
+
+You can make documentation contributions by following the same fork and pull request process mentioned above, but targeting the `documentation` branch or mentioning that it's a documentation update in your PR description.
+
+### 3. Issue Reporting
+
+If you come across a bug or have a feature request, please open an issue on our [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/lightlessdays/Patria-AR/issues). Provide as much detail as possible to help us understand and address the problem or request.
+
+## Code of Conduct
+
+Before contributing, please review our [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) to ensure a respectful and inclusive environment for all community members.
+
+## Licensing
+
+By contributing to the Patria AR project, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the project's [LICENSE](LICENSE.md). Please read the license carefully.
+
+Thank you for contributing to the Patria AR project! We appreciate your support and look forward to your contributions.