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title: Contribute to Waku
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# Contribute to Waku
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You can contribute to Waku in several manners:
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## Run a Node
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The Waku Network is a permissionless, decentralized set of nodes.
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Anyone can run their own node, use and support the network.
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Learn more [here](https://github.com/status-im/nwaku/tree/master/docs/operators).
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## Build Your Own Waku Application
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By integrating Waku in your application,
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you may contribute by:
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- Running Waku node within your application,
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- Reporting bugs and missing features to the development teams,
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- Inspire other developers in using Waku for various use cases.
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[Get started now](/platform).
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## Contribute to the Waku Implementations
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All Waku implementations are open source,
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Pull Requests and welcome and encouraged.
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We sometimes open bounties on [Gitcoin](https://gitcoin.co/),
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potential bounties are marked with the label `bounty` on GitHub issues.
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Repositories:
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- [js-waku](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku)
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- [nwaku](https://github.com/status-im/nwaku)
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- [go-waku](https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku)
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## Research
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Waku Research is ongoing and driven by Vac.
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Vac is an R&D org creating modular p2p protocols for private, secure, censorship resistant communication.
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Learn more at https://vac.dev/
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## Other Ways of Contributing
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If you are keen to contribute but not sure how,
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join the discussion on [Vac Discord](https://discord.gg/j5pGbn7MHZ)
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or the [Waku Telegram Group](https://t.me/waku_org).
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Waku is a public good, we are always welcoming help from the community.
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