How to Contribute to Kubernetes
summary
Maps Kubernetes' architecture and component relationships, identifies entry points for contributors, and outlines the practical skills and workflows needed to get a first Pull Request accepted. Describes concrete contribution paths (including SIG Contributor Experience practices) and recounts the speaker's Google Summer of Code implementation as an example of getting started without prior Kubernetes expertise.
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chapters (23)
- 0:00Start
- 2:28Community Groups
- 10:48Get to know the SIG
- 12:51Lurk Around
- 14:11Local environment
- 18:02Introduce and Ask Questions!
- 19:24Docs (again!)
- 20:44Scratch an itch
- 21:21Look for labels
- 22:59Participate in roadmap planning
- 24:05Shadow someone
- 25:10Ask away
- 27:08Other (slightly ambiguous) ways
- 29:16Non-code contributions
- 30:51Code Reviews
- 31:32Sign the CLA
- 31:45OWNERS files
- 32:32Bot suggests reviewers
- 33:04Gubernator to check reviewer bandwidth
- 33:26Testing
- 34:43Contributor Ladder
- 35:53Mentorship Opportunities
- 37:28India-specific slack channels
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