Contributors

Welcome! Dev Templates is an open-source project and we appreciate contributions of all kinds.

Ways to Contribute

Contribution	Description	Start here
Create a template	Add a new language or framework template	Creating a Template
Fix bugs	Fix template code, manifests, or CI/CD issues	Check GitHub Issues
Improve docs	Fix errors, add examples, clarify instructions	See README Structure
File issues	Report bugs or suggest new templates	Open an issue on GitHub

Quick Start

# 1. Fork and clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/dev-templates.git
cd dev-templates

# 2. Create a feature branch
git checkout -b feature/my-new-template

# 3. Create your template (see guide below)
mkdir templates/my-new-template
# ... add template-info.yaml, app code, README, Dockerfile, manifests

# 4. Validate locally
bash scripts/validate-metadata.sh
bash scripts/validate-docs.sh

# 5. Generate and test
bash scripts/generate-registry.sh
bash scripts/generate-docs-markdown.sh --force
npm run build --prefix website

# 6. Submit a pull request
git push origin feature/my-new-template

Guides

• Creating a Template — step-by-step guide for the most common contribution
• Template Metadata Reference — all template-info.yaml fields explained
• Naming Conventions — how to name files, folders, and IDs
• Scripts Reference — redirects to the canonical script documentation for every script under scripts/
• README Structure — standard sections for template READMEs