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+## Submitting issues
+
+If you have questions about how to install or use Nextcloud, please direct these to our [forum][forum]. We are also available on [IRC][irc].
+
+### Short version
+
+ * The [**issue template can be found here**][template] but be aware of the different repositories! See list below. Please always use the issue template when reporting issues.
+
+### Guidelines
+* Please search the existing issues first, it's likely that your issue was already reported or even fixed.
+  - Go to one of the repositories, click "issues" and type any word in the top search/command bar.
+  - You can also filter by appending e. g. "state:open" to the search string.
+  - More info on [search syntax within github](https://help.github.com/articles/searching-issues)
+* This repository ([server](https://github.com/nextcloud/server/issues)) is *only* for issues within the Nextcloud Server code. This also includes the apps: files, encryption, external storage, sharing, deleted files, versions, LDAP, and WebDAV Auth
+* __SECURITY__: Report any potential security bug to us via [our HackerOne page](https://hackerone.com/nextcloud) or security@nextcloud.com following our [security policy](https://nextcloud.com/security/) instead of filing an issue in our bug tracker.
+* The issues in other components should be reported in their respective repositories: You will find them in our [GitHub Organization](https://github.com/nextcloud/)
+
+* Report the issue using our [template][template], it includes all the information we need to track down the issue.
+
+Help us to maximize the effort we can spend fixing issues and adding new features, by not reporting duplicate issues.
+
+[template]: ./ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+[forum]: https://help.nextcloud.com/
+[irc]: https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=nextcloud
+
+## Contributing to Source Code
+
+Thanks for wanting to contribute source code to Nextcloud. That's great!
+
+Please read the [Developer Manuals][devmanual] to learn how to create your first application or how to test the Nextcloud code with PHPUnit.
+
+### Tests
+
+In order to constantly increase the quality of our software we can no longer accept pull request which submit un-tested code.
+It is a must have that changed and added code segments are unit tested.
+In some areas unit testing is hard (aka almost impossible) as of today - in these areas refactoring WHILE fixing a bug is encouraged to enable unit testing.
+
+### Sign your work
+
+We use the Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) as a additional safeguard
+for the Nextcloud project. This is a well established and widely used
+mechanism to assure contributors have confirmed their right to license
+their contribution under the project's license.
+Please read [contribute/developer-certificate-of-origin][dcofile].
+If you can certify it, then just add a line to every git commit message:
+
+````
+  Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@developer.example.org>
+````
+
+Use your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions).
+If you set your `user.name` and `user.email` git configs, you can sign your
+commit automatically with `git commit -s`. You can also use git [aliases](https://git-scm.com/book/tr/v2/Git-Basics-Git-Aliases)
+like `git config --global alias.ci 'commit -s'`. Now you can commit with
+`git ci` and the commit will be signed.
+
+### Apply a license
+
+In case you are not sure how to add or update the license header correctly please have a look at [contribute/HowToApplyALicense.md][applyalicense]
+
+[devmanual]: https://docs.nextcloud.org/server/13/developer_manual/
+[dcofile]: https://github.com/nextcloud/server/blob/master/contribute/developer-certificate-of-origin
+[applyalicense]: https://github.com/nextcloud/server/blob/master/contribute/HowToApplyALicense.md
+
+## Translations
+Please submit translations via [Transifex][transifex].
+
+[transifex]: https://www.transifex.com/nextcloud