LibreTime development workflows follow the standardized [C4 development process](https://rfc.zeromq.org/spec:42/c4/), with some LibreTime specific changes:
- [2.5. Branches and Releases](https://rfc.zeromq.org/spec/42/#25-branches-and-releases)
-`1.` The project SHALL have a development branch (`main`) that always holds the latest in-progress version and SHOULD always build. The project MAY have a bug fixes only branch (`stable`) that always holds the current stable version and SHOULD always build.
-`3.` To make a stable release a Maintainer shall tag the repository. Stable releases SHALL always be released from the repository `main` or `stable` branches.
LibreTime is run by volunteers who manage the project in their spare time. Financial contributions help us pay for our domain and infrastructure. It can also be used to cover the costs of development for important features and conference attendance. If you wish to contribute financially, you can do so through our [OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/libretime).
One of the simplest ways to get started contributing to a project is through improving documentation. LibreTime is constantly evolving, this means that sometimes our documentation has gaps. You can help by adding missing sections, editing the existing content so it is more accessible or creating new content (tutorials, FAQs, etc).
Issues pertaining to the documentation are usually marked with the [documentation](https://github.com/libretime/libretime/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22is%3A+documentation%22) label.
LibreTime is localized using [Weblate](https://weblate.org/). If you would like to contribute a language translation, create an account and start working on [our Weblate page](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/libretime/).
Help us improve LibreTime by [submitting a bug report or suggesting new features](https://github.com/libretime/libretime/issues). When you are creating a report, please include as many details as possible.
Are you familiar with coding in PHP or Python? Have you made projects in [Liquidsoap](https://www.liquidsoap.info/) and some of the other services we use? Help us improve LibreTime by picking an issue in the [list of bugs and feature requests](https://github.com/libretime/libretime/issues).
Then [fork our repo](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/contributing-to-projects) and [setup a development environment](https://libretime.org/docs/contributor-manual/development-environment/) to get you started! Make sure to setup [pre-commit](https://libretime.org/docs/contributor-manual/development-workflows/#pre-commit) to enforce the project best practices before committing new code.