If you're new to Git -- how you can contribute

[mjang]

We recognize that many contributors here may be new to Git and GitHub. So we've laid out some prerequisites

• You'll need a GitHub account. Sign up at https://github.com/signup

• Fork our documentation repository

  • After you've signed into GitHub, navigate to https://github.com/nginx/documentation
  • Select Fork, fill in the form, and select Create fork

Once you see the fork, you're now ready to propose changes to our documentation.

• First you may want to start by reviewing our Good first issues

  • We have issues that include style-guide changes, such as avoiding gerunds
  • We have issues where you can "prove your skills" as a writer, such as reviewing (and rewriting) our HTTP Load Balancer guide.

• Open another tab in the same browser. Go to docs.nginx.com. Navigate to the documentation page of your choice

  • In each of our documentation pages, scroll to the bottom.
  • Find and select the "Edit this page" link
  • You should now see the source for the page, in edit mode
    • Make the changes that you think we need
    • Select Commit changes

You'll see a Propose changes window

• Include a commit message. If appropriate, explain further in the Extended description
• Select Propose changes
• In the Comparing changes window that appears, you'll see a draft of your pull request, which includes
  • Green highlighting for what you'd like to add
  • Red highlighting for what you'd like to replace
• When you're ready, select Create pull request

And that's it! You've now created your first pull request. We on the NGINX documentation team automatically get a notification, and we'll review your proposed change as soon as time permits.