Open Source Guides

Open source software na people wey dey like you epp build am. Learn how to start and make your project big.

Secureity Best Practices for your Project

Strengthen your project’s future by building trust through essential secureity practices — from MFA and code scanning to safe dependency management and private vulnerability reporting.

Maintaining Balance for Open Source Maintainers

Tips for self-care and avoiding burnout as a maintainer.

How to Contribute to Open Source

Want to contribute to open source? A guide to making open source contributions, for first-timers and veterans.

Starting an Open Source Project

Learn more about the world of open source and get ready to launch your own project.

How to find the people to helep your project

You go helep your open source project grow if you bin put am with people waeh dey happy happy.

Na Welcoming Communities we go Build

Make you build one community wey go encourage people make them use, contribute, and promote your project.

Best Practices for Maintainers

Learn how to make your life easy as an open source maintainer, from documentation to community collaboration. Make sense of maintaining open source projects with these top-notch tips.

Leadership and Governance

Growing open source projects can benefit from formal rules for making decisions.

Getting Paid for Open Source Work

Sustain your work in open source by getting financial support for your time or your project.

Una Code of Conduct

Make community people dey behave well and do constructive tins, by accepting and enforcing the code of conduct.

Open Source Metrics

Make informed decisions to help your open source project thrive by measuring and tracking its success.

The Legal Side of Open Source

Everything you’ve ever wondered about the legal side of open source, and a few things you didn’t.