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Next to the [https://nixos.org/nixos/community.html ''Contributing to NixOS'' section at the ''NixOS community'' page on the official NixOS website] we want to additionally describe how you can get involved in the NixOS ecosystem.
This article provides an overview of various ways of engaging the Nix community. See [https://nixos.org/nixos/community.html official NixOS community page] for more information.


== Development ==
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== Communication ==
== Communication ==


=== Join the mailinglist ===
=== Chat ===


There is currently only one official Mailinglist related to NixOS, [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nix-devel nix-devel]. You don't need to be a developer to use nix-devel.
The official NixOS channel resides on [https://webchat.freenode.net/ irc.freenode.org] in <code>#nixos</code> ([https://botbot.me/freenode/nixos/ searchable Log]) and the wiki channel is at  <code>#nixos-wiki</code>.


=== Join the chat ===
In addition to that there is also the unofficial [https://riot.im/app/#/room/#nix:matrix.org NixOS matrix channel]


The official NixOS channel resides on [https://webchat.freenode.net/ irc.freenode.org] in <code>#nixos</code> ([https://botbot.me/freenode/nixos/ searchable Log]) and the wiki channel is at  <code>#nixos-wiki</code>.
=== Mailinglist ===


In addition to that there is also the unofficial [https://riot.im/app/#/room/#nix:matrix.org NixOS matrix channel]
There is currently only one official Mailinglist related to NixOS, [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nix-devel nix-devel]. You don't need to be a developer to use nix-devel.


=== Join the forums ===
=== Forums ===


Check out the [https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/ NixOS Reddit channel] and help answering questions on Stack Overflow for [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nixos NixOS] and [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nix nix].
Check out the [https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/ NixOS Reddit channel] and help answering questions on Stack Overflow for [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nixos NixOS] and [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nix nix].

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This article provides an overview of various ways of engaging the Nix community. See official NixOS community page for more information.

Development

Development of Nix and NixOS happens primarily on Nixpkgs. You can contribute by helping reporting, diagnosing and closing issues, by creating, testing and reviewing pull-requests, and by becoming a maintainer of packages and modules hosted on the repository. For more information, see the contributing section of the Nixpkgs article.

Communication

Chat

The official NixOS channel resides on irc.freenode.org in #nixos (searchable Log) and the wiki channel is at #nixos-wiki.

In addition to that there is also the unofficial NixOS matrix channel

Mailinglist

There is currently only one official Mailinglist related to NixOS, nix-devel. You don't need to be a developer to use nix-devel.

Forums

Check out the NixOS Reddit channel and help answering questions on Stack Overflow for NixOS and nix.