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title: Community
description: Velero Community
id: community
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## Do you want to help build Velero?

If you’re a newcomer, check out the “[Good first issue](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22Good+first+issue%22)” and “[Help wanted](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22Help+wanted%22+)” labels in the Velero repository.

If you are ready to jump in and test, add code, or help with documentation, follow the instructions on our [Start contributing](https://velero.io/docs/main/start-contributing/) documentation for guidance on how to setup Velero for development.

You can follow the work we do, see our milestones, and our backlog on our [GitHub project boards](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/projects).

* Follow us on Twitter at [@projectvelero](https://twitter.com/projectvelero)
* Join our Kubernetes Slack channel and talk to over 800 other community members: [#velero-users](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/velero-users)
* Join our [Google Group](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/projectvelero) to get updates on the project and invites to community meetings.
* Join the Velero community meetings  - [Zoom link](https://broadcom.zoom.us/j/94416678753?pwd=YkptN1k4M2lrUTdGbitNTmorODcvUT09)  
Bi-weekly  community meeting alternating every week between Beijing Friendly timezone and EST/Europe Friendly Timezone  
  * Beijing/US friendly - we start at 8am Beijing Time(bound to CST) / 8pm EDT(7pm EST) / 5pm PDT(4pm PST) / 2am CEST(1am CET) - [Convert to your time zone](https://dateful.com/convert/beijing-china?t=8am)  
  * US/Europe friendly - we start at 10am ET(bound to ET) / 7am PT / 3pm CET / 10pm(11pm) CST - [Convert to your time zone](https://dateful.com/convert/est-edt-eastern-time?t=10)  
* Read and comment on the [meeting notes](https://hackmd.io/bxrvgewUQ5ORH10BKUFpxw)
* See previous community meetings on our [YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7bmigfV0EqQRysvqvqOtRNk4L5S7uqwM)
* Have a question to discuss in the community meeting? Please add it to our [Q&A Discussion board](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/discussions/categories/community-support-q-a)