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# How to join the Salsa group

[Salsa](https://salsa.debian.org) is the name of the collaborative development server for [Debian](https://debian.org/) based on [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/). *Salsa* provides the necessary tools for package maintainers, packaging teams and other individuals and groups for collaborative development.

The Reproducible Builds project is using *Salsa* to host most of its infrastructure and Git repositories and you can find out more information about Salsa on the [Salsa](https://wiki.debian.org/Salsa) page of the [Debian Wiki](https://wiki.debian.org/).

To [contribute to the Reproducible Builds project](/contribute), please follow the following instructions:

### 1. Visit the "Sign in" page

First, visit **[the sign in / register page](https://salsa.debian.org/users/sign_in)** and select the **Register** tab:

![](/images/contribute/salsa/01.png)

### 2. Create account

Next, create your account:

![](/images/contribute/salsa/02.png)

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After registering, you should see the following screen:

![](/images/contribute/salsa/03.png)

### 3. Check your email

You will have to confirm your email address to proceed. Check your email inbox and follow the link provided:

![](/images/contribute/salsa/04.png)

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### 4. Log in to your new account

Next, log in to your new account.

![](/images/contribute/salsa/05.png)

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### 5. Join the *Reproducible Builds* group

On *Salsa*, development is split into groups. You will need to join the [reproducible-builds](https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds) group before you can commit directly to our Git repositories. You can, however, submit [merge requests](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/merge_requests/) without this step.

To join the *Reproducible Builds* group, ensure you are logged into *Salsa*, visit **[salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds](https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds)** and then select **Request Access**:

![](/images/contribute/salsa/06.png)

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After requesting access, you should see the following message:

![](/images/contribute/salsa/07.png)

### 6. Wait for confirmation

Unfortunately you currently have to wait for someone already on the Reproducible Builds community to accept your request. You should receive an email once this occurs:

![](/images/contribute/salsa/08.png)

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### 7. Add an SSH key

Finally, to push directly to our Git repositories you will need to add your SSH key to your *Salsa* account settings. You can do this by visiting **[salsa.debian.org/profile/keys](https://salsa.debian.org/profile/keys)**:

![](/images/contribute/salsa/09.png)

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### 8. Congratulations!

Congratulations, you are now part of the *Reproducible Builds* group on *Salsa* and you should now be able to clone and push to our repositories via Git.