# Contributing to Status

:+1::tada: First off, thanks for taking the time to contribute! :tada::+1:

The following is a set of guidelines for contributing to Status and its packages, which are hosted in the [Status Organisation](https://github.com/status-im) on GitHub.

These are just guidelines, not rules. Use your best judgment, and feel free to propose changes to this document in a pull request.

#### What should I know before I get started?

* [Mission and Principles](https://status.im/about)
* [Read our FAQ](https://status.im/docs/FAQs.html)
* [Join our Chat](http://join.status.im/chat/public/status-core-dev)
* [Developer Introduction](https://status.im/developer_tools/)
* [Build Status Yourself](https://status.im/technical/build_status)
* [Find issues to work on](https://github.com/status-im/)
