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+# Contribute to the Storage Node development
+
+[legal]: https://help.github.com/articles/github-terms-of-service/#6-contributions-under-repository-license
+[license]: https://github.com/storj/storj/tree/main/LICENSE
+
+Hi! Thanks for your interest in contributing to the Storj Network!
+
+Contributions to this project are released under the [AGPLv3 License][license].
+For code released under the AGPLv3, we request that contributors sign our
+[Contributor License Agreement (CLA)](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVzD5W8rx-J_jLaPuG31nbOzS8yhNIIu4yHvzonji6NeZ4ig/viewform) so that we can re-license the
+code under Apache v2, or other licenses in the future.
+
+## Topics
+* [Reporting Security Issues](#reporting-security-issues)
+* [Quick Contribution Tips and Guidelines](#quick-contribution-tips-and-guidelines)
+* [Storage Node Code Walkthrough](#storage-node-code-walkthrough)
+* [Testing](#testing)
+
+## Reporting security issues
+If you believe you've found a security vulnerability, please send your report to security-reports@storj.io.
+
+We greatly value security, and we may publicly thank you for your report, although we keep your name confidential if you request it.
+
+## Quick contribution tips and guidelines
+
+### Pull requests are always welcome
+
+To encourage active collaboration, pull requests are strongly encouraged, not just bug reports.
+
+We accept pull requests for bug fixes and features where we've discussed the approach in an issue and given the go-ahead for a community member to work on it.
+
+"Bug reports" may also be sent in the form of a pull request containing a failing test. We'd also love to hear about ideas for new features as issues.
+
+Please do:
+
+* Check existing issues to verify that the bug or feature request has not already been submitted.
+* Open an issue if things aren't working as expected.
+* Open an issue to propose a significant change.
+* open an issue to propose a feature
+* Open a pull request to fix a bug.
+* Open a pull request for an issue with the [`SNO`](https://github.com/storj/storj/labels/SNO) and [`Help Wanted`](https://github.com/storj/storj/labels/Help%20Wanted) or [`Good first issue`](https://github.com/storj/storj/labels/Good%20First%20Issue) label and leave a comment claiming it.
+
+Please avoid:
+
+* Opening pull requests for issues marked `Need Design`, `Need Investigation`, `Waiting For Feedback` or `Blocked`.
+* opening pull requests that are not related to any open issue unless they are bug reports in the form pull requests containing failing tests.
+
+Please note that this project adheres to a [Contributor Code of Conduct](https://github.com/storj/storj/tree/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.
+
+### Commit Messages
+
+Our guide on good commits can be found at https://github.com/storj/storj/wiki/Git.
+
+## Testing
+- See our guide for writing tests here:
+  - [Testing](https://github.com/storj/storj/wiki/Testing)
+- You can spin up a local instance of the V3 Network components (Uplink, Satellite, Storage Nodes), see:
+  - [Learn how to run the storj-sim test network](https://github.com/storj/storj/wiki/Test-network)
+
+## Resources
+
+- [Storj Whitepaper v3](https://storj.io/whitepaper)
+- [How to Contribute to Open Source](https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute/)
+- [Using Pull Requests](https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/)
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