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+# Contributing to runelite
+
+We'd love for you to contribute to our source code and to make runelite even better than it is
+today! Here are the guidelines we'd like you to follow:
+
+ - [Question or Problem?](#question)
+ - [Issues and Bugs](#issue)
+ - [Submission Guidelines](#submit)
+ - [Coding Format](#format)
+
+## <a name="question"></a> Got a Question or Problem?
+
+If you have questions about how to contribute to runelite, please join our our [Discord](https://discord.gg/mePCs8U) server.
+
+## <a name="issue"></a> Found an Issue?
+
+If you find a bug in the source code or a mistake in the documentation, you can help us by
+submitting an issue to our [GitHub Repository][github]. Even better you can submit a Pull Request
+with a fix.
+
+**Please see the [Submission Guidelines](#submit) below.**
+
+## <a name="submit"></a> Submission Guidelines
+
+### Submitting an Issue
+Before you submit your issue search the archive, maybe your question was already answered.
+
+If your issue appears to be a bug, and hasn't been reported, open a new issue. Help us to maximize
+the effort we can spend fixing issues and adding new features, by not reporting duplicate issues.
+Providing the following information will increase the chances of your issue being dealt with
+quickly:
+
+* **Overview of the Issue** - if an error is being thrown a non-minified stack trace helps
+* **Java Version and Operating System** - is this a problem with a specific setup?
+* **Reproduce the Error** - provide details, if possible, on how to reproduce the error
+* **Related Issues** - has a similar issue been reported before?
+* **Suggest a Fix** - if you can't fix the bug yourself, perhaps you can point to what might be causing the problem (line of code or commit)
+
+### Submitting a Pull Request
+Before you submit your pull request consider the following guidelines:
+
+* Search [GitHub](https://github.com/runelite/runelite/pulls) for an open or closed Pull Request
+  that relates to your submission. You don't want to duplicate effort.
+* Make your changes in a new git branch:
+
+    ```shell
+    git checkout -b my-fix-branch master
+    ```
+
+* Create your patch and run appropriate tests.
+* Follow our [Coding Format](#format).
+* Commit your changes using a descriptive commit message that uses the imperative, present tense: "change" not "changed" nor "changes".
+
+    ```shell
+    git commit -a
+    ```
+  Note: the optional commit `-a` command line option will automatically "add" and "rm" edited files.
+
+* Push your branch to GitHub:
+
+    ```shell
+    git push origin my-fix-branch
+    ```
+
+In GitHub, send a pull request to `runelite:master`.
+If we suggest changes, then:
+
+* Make the required updates.
+* Re-run runelite and make sure any and all tests are still passing.
+* Commit your changes to your branch (e.g. `my-fix-branch`).
+* Push the changes to your GitHub repository (this will update your Pull Request).
+
+If the PR gets too outdated we may ask you to rebase and force push to update the PR:
+
+```shell
+git rebase master -i
+git push origin my-fix-branch -f
+```
+
+That's it! Thank you for your contribution!
+
+#### After your pull request is merged
+
+After your pull request is merged, you can safely delete your branch and pull the changes
+from the main (upstream) repository:
+
+* Delete the remote branch on GitHub either through the GitHub web UI or your local shell as follows:
+
+    ```shell
+    git push origin --delete my-fix-branch
+    ```
+
+* Check out the master branch:
+
+    ```shell
+    git checkout master -f
+    ```
+
+* Delete the local branch:
+
+    ```shell
+    git branch -D my-fix-branch
+    ```
+
+* Update your master with the latest upstream version:
+
+    ```shell
+    git pull --ff upstream master
+    ```
+
+## <a name="format"></a> Coding Format
+
+To ensure consistency throughout the source code, keep these rules in mind as you are working:
+
+* With the exceptions listed below, we follow the standard Java code conventions:
+    * Tabs, not spaces.
+    * Brace placement is always next line.
+
+[github]: https://github.com/runelite/runelite
+[discord]: https://discord.gg/mePCs8U
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 Most of Runelite is licensed under the BSD 2-clause license. See the license header in the respective file to be sure.
 Some of the code, like everything in runescape-client, is automatically generated, and is not licensed.
+
+## Contribute and Develop
+
+We've set up a separate document for our [contribution guidelines](https://github.com/runelite/runelite/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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