# Community

LLMS index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)

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<p>OpenTelemetry is an open source project that anyone in the community can use, improve, and enjoy. We'd love you to join us!</p>

## Learn and Connect {#learn-and-connect}

Using or want to use OpenTelemetry? Find out more here:


  
- [<i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> Mailing Lists](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community#mailing-lists): List of mailing lists that the project uses.
- [<i class="fab fa-bluesky"></i> Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/opentelemetry.io): Follow us on Bluesky to get the latest news!
- [<i class="fab fa-mastodon"></i> Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@opentelemetry): Follow us on Mastodon to get the latest news!
- [<i class="fab fa-stack-overflow"></i> Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/open-telemetry): Practical questions and curated answers
- [<i class="fas fa-image"></i> OTel logos](https://github.com/cncf/artwork/tree/master/projects/opentelemetry): Official OpenTelemetry logos
- [<i class="fas fa-video"></i> Meeting Recordings](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SYKfjYhZdm2Wh2Cl6KVQalKg_m4NhTPZqq-8SzEVO6s): Watch our meeting recordings on Zoom Cloud
- [<i class="fa-solid fa-chart-line"></i> Site analytics](https://lookerstudio.google.com/s/tSTKxK1ECeU): Google analytics for opentelemetry.io


## Develop and Contribute {#develop-and-contribute}

To learn how to contribute to OpenTelemetry documentation, see [Contributing](/docs/contributing/). Other useful links:


  
- [<i class="fab fa-github"></i> GitHub](https://github.com/open-telemetry): Find us on GitHub.
- [<i class="fab fa-slack"></i> Slack #opentelemetry](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/CJFCJHG4Q): Chat with other project developers. Sign up via [slack.cncf.io](https://slack.cncf.io). Also see other channels starting with a `#otel-` prefix.
- [<i class="fas fa-chart-area"></i> CNCF DevStats](https://opentelemetry.devstats.cncf.io/d/8/dashboards?orgId=1&refresh=15m): See our activity on CNCF DevStats
- [<i class="fa fa-book"></i> Privacy Policy](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/legal/privacy-policy): CNCF and Linux Foundation privacy policy.
- [<i class="fa-solid fa-trademark"></i> Trademark Usage](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/legal/trademark-usage): Linux Foundation’s trademarks policy and guidelines.
- [<i class="fas fa-bullhorn"></i> Marketing Guidelines](/community/marketing-guidelines/): Important information on how to represent your personal or corporate contributions or participation in the OpenTelemetry project.
- [<i class="fa-solid fa-hammer"></i> Site-build info](/site/): Site-build information.


For our documentation style guide and more, see <a href="/docs/contributing/">Contributing</a>.




## End User Resources

Do you have feedback that you want to share with maintainers as an OpenTelemetry
user? Are you interested in sharing challenges and success stories with other
fellow OpenTelemetry users? Then check out our
[End User Resources](/community/end-user/) to learn more!

## Special Interest Groups

We organize the community into
[Special Interest Groups (SIGs)](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community#special-interest-groups)
in order to improve our workflow and more easily manage a community project.
Read more from our
[community repository](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community).

## Ecosystem

Looking for components, examples, integrations and more? See
[Ecosystem](/ecosystem/).

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Section pages:

- [OpenTelemetry mission, vision, and values](/community/mission/)
- [OpenTelemetry Project Roadmap](/community/roadmap/)
- [Members of the OpenTelemetry Project](/community/members/)
- [End-user resources](/community/end-user/): Vendor-agnostic resources for OpenTelemetry users
- [OpenTelemetry Marketing Guidelines for Contributing Organizations](/community/marketing-guidelines/)
- [Events](/community/events/)