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title: "Getting Started"
weight: 2
description: |
  A small list of things that you should read and be familiar with before you
  get started with contributing. This includes such things as signing the
  Contributor License Agreement, familiarizing yourself with our Code of Conduct
  and more.
---

# Before you get started

- [Sign the CLA](#sign-the-cla)
- [Code of Conduct](#code-of-conduct)
- [Setting up your development environment](#setting-up-your-development-environment)
- [Community Expectations and Roles](#community-expectations-and-roles)

## Sign the CLA

Before you can contribute, you will need to sign the [Contributor License Agreement](/CLA.md).

## Code of Conduct

Please make sure to read and observe our [Code of Conduct](/code-of-conduct.md).

## Setting up your development environment

If you haven’t set up your environment, check the [developer resources](/contributors/devel/README.md#setting-up-your-dev-environment-coding-and-debugging).

## Community Expectations and Roles

Kubernetes is a community project.
Consequently, it is wholly dependent on its community to provide a productive, friendly and collaborative environment.

- Read and review the [Community Expectations](expectations.md) for an understanding of code and review expectations.
- See [Community Membership](/community-membership.md) for a list the various responsibilities of contributor roles. You are encouraged to move up this contributor ladder as you gain experience.