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+# How to contribute
+
+## Reporting bugs or suggesting enhancements
+
+Before reporting a bug , please
+[perform a search](https://github.com/tastytea/mastodon-cpp/issues?q=is%3Aissue)
+to see if the problem has already been reported. If it has, add a comment to the
+existing issue instead of opening a new one. Same for enhancements.
+
+You can also contact me via the Fediverse if you don't have a GitHub-account.
+My account is [@tastytea@soc.ialis.me](https://soc.ialis.me/@tastytea).
+
+## Pull requests
+
+Please use similar coding conventions as the rest of the project. The basic rule
+to remember is to write code in the same style as the existing/surrounding code.