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# How to contribute
MariaDB Server has a vibrant community contributing in a wide range of areas. There are many valuable ways you can contribute to MariaDB.
### Engage online with other community members
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- [MariaDB on Zulip](https://mariadb.zulipchat.com/)
- [maria-developers mailing list](http://launchpad.net/~maria-developers)
- [maria-discuss mailing list](http://launchpad.net/~maria-discuss)
- [maria-docs mailing list](http://launchpad.net/~maria-docs)
- ircs://chat.freenode.net/maria ([see the IRC page on the Knowledge Base](https://mariadb.com/kb/en/meta/irc-chat-servers-and-zulip-instance/) for help with IRC).
- The MariaDB Foundation and MariaDB Corporation have a presence on Reddit, Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus. See the [social media page](https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/social-media/).
### Help document MariaDB
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- Contribute towards [documenting MariaDB Server](https://mariadb.com/kb/en/meta/writing-editing-library-articles/) and its ecosystem by adding new content or improving existing content.
- [Translate](https://mariadb.com/kb/en/meta/translating-library-articles/) existing documentation.
### Help debug and develop MariaDB
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- [Report bugs](https://jira.mariadb.org/)
- Test development versions
- Write code to fix bugs or develop new features (see [Getting Started for Developers](https://mariadb.org/getting-started-for-developers)).See also [list of beginner friendly tasks](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-15736?jql=resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20AND%20labels%20%3D%20beginner-friendly%20ORDER%20BY%20updated%20DESC)
- Help with code quality control
- Participate in packaging for different Linux distributions
### Sponsor or donate
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You’re very welcome to support MariaDB Server as an individual, or talk your company into joining the Foundation as a sponsoring member. See the [Sponsor page](https://mariadb.org/donate/).
### Events, meetups and conferences
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- Attend an event
- [Events and Conferences page](https://mariadb.org/events/)
- [mariadb.meetup.com](http://mariadb.meetup.com/)
### Live QA for beginner contributors
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MariaDB has a dedicated time each week when we answer new contributor questions live on Zulip and IRC.
From 8:00 to 10:00 UTC on Mondays, and 10:00 to 12:00 UTC on Thursdays, anyone can ask any questions they’d like,
and a live developer will be available to assist.
New contributors can ask questions any time, but we will provide immediate feedback during that interval.
### Additional resources
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- [MariaDB Foundation ](https://mariadb.org/)
- [Knowledge Base](https://mariadb.com/kb/en/)
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