How to contribute to ProFTPD
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Join the community!
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 1. Subscribe to the appropriate [mailing lists](http://www.proftpd.org/lists.html)

 2. Join the online [forums](https://forums.proftpd.org/smf/index.php)

 3. Click 'watch' on the github repo


Provide feedback on the latest versions
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 1. Periodically check out the [master branch], compile and run it in your environment, make sure it behaves as you expect/desire.  If not, let us know!

 2. Download the source archive, compile and run it in your environment, make sure it behaves as you expect/desire.  If not, let us know!


Help educate other users about using ProFTPD
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 1. Help answer other users' questions about ProFTPD, FTP, _etc_ on the mailing lists, forums, on [StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/proftpd), [ServerFault](http://serverfault.com/questions/tagged/proftpd), and other sites.

 2. Write blog posts, contribute howtos or writeups on your ProFTPD use cases and configuration, lessons learned, _etc_.


Send your suggestions/ideas using one of these methods
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 1. In an email to the mailing list

 2. As a [pull request](https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/pulls)

 3. As an [issue](https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues)


**Thanks!** - _The ProFTPD Project Team_
