.. _get-involved:

=========================
 Ceph Community Channels
=========================

.. meta::
   :description: The mailing lists, chat channels, events, and trackers of the Ceph community.
   :ceph-page-type: reference

The Ceph community talks in these places. Pick the channel that fits
your question.

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1
   :widths: 20 45 35

   * - Channel
     - Use it for
     - Where
   * - **Blog**
     - Announcements and progress reports.
     - https://ceph.io/en/news/blog/
   * - **Slack**
     - Live chat for user questions.
     - `Ceph Slack Invite`_
   * - **IRC**
     - Live chat with developers, mostly US Pacific daytime. ``#ceph`` for
       users and operators; ``#ceph-devel``, ``#ceph-dashboard``, ``#cephfs``
       for development.
     - - **Domain:** ``irc.oftc.net``
       - **Channels:** ``#ceph``, ``#ceph-devel``, ``#ceph-dashboard``,
         ``#cephfs``
   * - **User List**
     - Questions and answers for users and operators (ceph-users@ceph.io).
     - - `User Subscribe`_
       - `User Archives`_
   * - **Devel List**
     - Development discussion (dev@ceph.io).
     - - `Devel Subscribe`_
       - `Devel Archives`_
   * - **Kernel Client**
     - Linux kernel client patches and discussion.
     - - `Kernel Client Subscribe`_
       - `Kernel Client Unsubscribe`_
       - `Kernel Client Archives`_
   * - **QA List**
     - Quality assurance.
     - `QA Subscribe`_
   * - **Community List**
     - Ceph User Committee and community topics.
     - - `Community Subscribe`_
       - `Community Archives`_
   * - **Bug Tracker**
     - File bugs and feature requests.
     - https://tracker.ceph.com/projects/ceph
   * - **Source Code**
     - Clone or download the code.
     - - https://github.com/ceph/ceph
       - https://download.ceph.com/tarballs/
   * - **Ceph Calendar**
     - Upcoming events.
     - https://ceph.io/en/community/events/
   * - **Contribute to Ceph**
     - How to contribute.
     - https://ceph.io/contribute/


.. _Blog: https://ceph.io/en/news/blog/
.. _Ceph Slack Invite: https://join.slack.com/t/ceph-storage/shared_invite/zt-3rnjcbcwx-xaXanGXV6B8eo58e69Tjlw
.. _User Subscribe: https://lists.ceph.io/postorius/lists/ceph-users.ceph.io/
.. _User Archives: https://lists.ceph.io/hyperkitty/list/ceph-users@ceph.io/
.. _Devel Subscribe: https://lists.ceph.io/postorius/lists/dev.ceph.io/
.. _Devel Archives: https://lists.ceph.io/hyperkitty/list/dev@ceph.io/
.. _Kernel Client Subscribe: mailto:ceph-devel+subscribe@vger.kernel.org?body=subscribe+ceph-devel
.. _Kernel Client Unsubscribe: mailto:ceph-devel+unsubscribe@vger.kernel.org?body=unsubscribe+ceph-devel
.. _Kernel Client Archives: https://lore.kernel.org/ceph-devel/
.. _QA Subscribe: https://lists.ceph.io/postorius/lists/ceph-qa.ceph.io/
.. _Community Subscribe: https://lists.ceph.io/postorius/lists/community.ceph.io/
.. _Community Archives: https://lists.ceph.io/hyperkitty/list/community@ceph.io/
.. _Tracker: https://tracker.ceph.com/
.. _Ceph Source Code: https://github.com/ceph/ceph