Add instructions and screenshots on how to signup to salsa.

      IRC discussions happen in the <code>#reproducible-builds</code> channel on <a href="https://www.oftc.net/">irc.oftc.net</a>.

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    <ul>

     <li><a href="/contribute/salsa/">Join the Reproducible Builds group</a> on <a href="https://salsa.debian.org/">Salsa</a> to contribute directly on our Git repositories.</li>

     <li>Subscribe to the <a href="https://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/reproducible-builds">reproducible-builds@lists.alioth.debian.org mailing list</a> and/or other <a href="https://lists.reproducible-builds.org/">reproducible builds</a> oriented lists.</li>

     <li>Join the <a href="https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=#reproducible-builds">#reproducible-builds IRC channel on OFTC</a> and possibly <a href="https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=#debian-reproducible">#debian-reproducible</a> too.</li>

     <li>You can also subscribe to <a href="https://lists.reproducible-builds.org/listinfo/rb-commits">commit notifications</a>.</li>

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title: How to signup to Salsa

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[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, please follow the following instructions:

### 1. Visit the Debian GitLab self-service pages

First, visit **[signup.salsa.debian.org](http://signup.salsa.debian.org)** and select **Register guest account**:

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

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### 2. Create a guest account on Salsa

Next, create your account. Note that your username will be suffixed with `-guest` to distinguish you from official Debian Developers.

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

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After registering, you should see the following screen:

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

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### 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. Login to your new account

Next, login to your new account. **Remember that your username will have be suffixed with `-guest`.**

![](/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, but you can 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* and then visit **[salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds](https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds)** and 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)

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### 6. Wait for confirmation

Unfortunately, you will have to wait for someone on the Reproducible Builds team 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 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*! You should now be able to clone and push to our repositories via Git.