Community Overview

Join the iDempiere community and contribute to the open-source ERP project

iDempiere is a community-driven open source project. We need volunteer developers to help this project come to fruition, and we welcome contributions from everyone.

Get Involved

If you haven’t already, come find us in our community channels. We want you working on things you’re excited about.

Communication Channels

Mattermost

Join our real-time chat platform. We’re usually there during business hours.

Forums

Get support and discuss features with the community.

JIRA

Track bugs, improvements, and feature requests.

GitHub

View source code and submit pull requests.

Mattermost Channels

• Support Channel: https://mattermost.idempiere.org/idempiere/channels/support
• Ask questions and get help from community members
• Share knowledge and help others

Important Resources

• Test Sites: https://www.idempiere.org/test-sites - Try iDempiere without installing it
• Wiki: https://wiki.idempiere.org - Documentation and guides
• GitHub Contributors: https://github.com/idempiere/idempiere/graphs/contributors - Join the team!

Code of Conduct

This project and everyone participating in it is governed by the iDempiere Code of Conduct. By participating, you are expected to uphold this code.

Our Purpose

A primary goal of iDempiere is to be inclusive to the largest number of contributors, with the most varied and diverse backgrounds possible. We are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ability, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and religion (or lack thereof).

Communication Guidelines

• Avoid flamewars, trolling, personal attacks, repetitive arguments, and advertising
• Do not post messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-orientated, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violative of any laws
• Challenge others’ points of view respectfully and thoughtfully without insult and personal attack
• Post only when you have something constructive to say
• Ask questions in the project’s forum - this is the best place for support
• No selling in the forums
• Avoid demanding contributions or cooperation from others

Reporting Unacceptable Behavior

Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting the project team. All complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances.

Ways to Contribute

Report Bugs

Help improve iDempiere by reporting issues you encounter.

Suggest Enhancements

Propose new features or improvements to existing functionality.

Write Code

Fix bugs, add features, or improve performance.

Write Documentation

Help others by contributing to documentation.

Create Plugins

Develop plugins that extend iDempiere’s functionality.

Test

Test new features and improvements.

Security Vulnerabilities

Do not open up a JIRA ticket if the bug is a security vulnerability in iDempiere. Instead, refer to our security policy.

Join the Team

iDempiere is a volunteer effort. We encourage you to pitch in and join the team! Every contribution, no matter how small, helps make iDempiere better for everyone.

Thanks for being part of the iDempiere community!

Next Steps

Contributing Guide

Learn how to contribute code to iDempiere

Code Standards

Review coding conventions and best practices

Testing

Learn about iDempiere’s testing framework