Getting started

Welcome to Eclipse Tractus-X!

For new joiners there are monthly meetings, please join! We are happy to answer questions and to support you!

This page provides information and links to relevant resources before you start contributing to Eclipse Tractus-X.

Create / configure accounts

For contributing to the Eclipse Tractus-X project you need an Eclipse Foundation and a GitHub account. Contributing means e.g. creating a pull request, adding documentation, opening issues to commenting existing artifacts. So everything adding to the repositories. Without the accounts (properly configured) you have read-only permissions.

GitHub Account

Create

• Create GitHub account here

Configure

• Enable two-factor authentication (2FA)
• Add your email, you are using for your Eclipse account, to your GitHub account

Eclipse Foundation account

Create

• Create Eclipse Foundation account here
• Use the same email address that you use in GitHub for your contributions, e.g. if you contribute on behalf of your company, you should create the account with your company email address
• Sign the Eclipse Contributor Agreement (ECA)

Configure

• Add your GitHub ID to your Eclipse profile (Section: Social Media Links)

Extended Contributor Permissions

There is the possibility to get some additional rights on the GitHub repositories with the official Tractus-X project contributor role.

• Open an issue in sig-infra via this issue template
• Assign the issue to a committer from the committer list to onboard you into the Eclipse Tractus-X GitHub organization, since every committer can add project contributors
• Accept the email invitation from GitHub to join the automotive-tractusx-contributors team at GitHub

Communication channels

The public communication channels are used for announcements, questions and discussions. Add yourself to the Eclipse Tractus-X communication channels:

• Subscribe to the Eclipse Tractus-X Developer Mailinglist (mandatory)
• Subscribe to the Matrix chat, here the Tractus-X space, e.g. to the following rooms:
  • The general Tractus-X room
  • The Tractus-X security room

Documentation

Some links to important documentation:

• Get familiar with the Eclipse Foundation Project Handbook
• Tractus-X Open Source development
• Tractus-X Release Guidelines (TRGs)
• Tractus-X Link collection
• Eclipse Foundation Documentation

Open Meetings

Join the Tractus-X open meetings:

• There is a meeting especially for new joiners
• Meet the community at the Friday's Office Hours

Meet the Eclipse Foundation Team at the Eclipse Office Hours. Note: the time in the calendar is GMT.