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Contributor Guide
=================

In this section you will find information on how to contribute to Cinder.
Content includes architectural overviews, tips and tricks for setting up a
development environment, and information on Cinder's lower level programming
APIs.

Getting Started
---------------
.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2

    contributing

.. _programming-howtos:

Programming HowTos and Tutorials
--------------------------------
.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2

    development.environment
    testing
    api_microversion_dev
    api_conditional_updates
    addmethod.openstackapi
    drivers
    high_availability
    gmr
    replication
    user_messages
    migration
    api.apache
    rolling.upgrades
    groups

.. _managing-development:

Managing the Development Cycle
------------------------------
.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   releasecycle

Documentation Contribution
--------------------------
.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   documentation

.. _background-concepts:

Background Concepts for Cinder
------------------------------
.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 3

   architecture
   attach_detach_conventions
   attach_detach_conventions_v2
   thin_provisioning
   threading
   i18n
   rpc

Other Resources
---------------
.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 3

   launchpad
   gerrit
   zuul
   releasenotes

   Module Reference <api/modules>

.. only:: html

   Indices and tables
   ------------------

   * :ref:`genindex`
   * :ref:`modindex`
   * :ref:`search`

