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+<!--- SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 -->
+<!--- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Sebastian Crane <seabass-labrax@gmx.com> -->
+
+# Contributing to `matchbot`
+
+Thank you for your interest in improving `matchbot`!
+Here are some guidelines that will be useful to keep in mind through the process of submitting changes.
+
+1. Make a personal fork of this repository on the [LibreGaming Git server](https://git.libregaming.org/) to push changes to (ask for an account on the Git server if you don't already have one).
+
+2. Write meaningful Git commit messages - [here is a good guide for that](https://cbea.ms/git-commit/).
+
+3. After pushing your changes to your personal fork, make a pull request with the web interface or with the [`tea` command-line client](https://gitea.com/gitea/tea).
+Make sure to wait a few days to let others comment on your changes.
+
+4. If there are no objections and you've resolved any issues that might have been brought up, rebase the commits onto the `master` branch.
+If there are many commits, consider 'squashing' them into one with a single meaningful message when rebasing.