Prerequisites

To contribute to this repository, you need to be familiar with the following techs and tools:

• git
• GitHub
• Markdown (CommonMark)
• YAML

For technical details concerning how the documentation is built and tested locally, see Development.

Sign the CNCF CLA

All OpenTelemetry contributors must sign the Linux Foundation Contributor License Agreement (CLA).

Pull requests from contributors who haven’t signed the CLA fail the automated tests. The name and email you provide must match those found in your git config, and your git name and email must match those used for the CNCF CLA.

Code of conduct

All OpenTelemetry contributors are bound by the CNCF Community Code of Conduct.

Community guidelines

For general OpenTelemetry community guidelines, including roles and expectations, see OpenTelemetry New Contributor Guide