X-Git-Url: https://git.proxmox.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=howto-improve-pve-docs.adoc;h=3fa3ab035b1e288cdaf35cf1891f824aa03983aa;hb=067d9c3dba03e99d5e1873f13ec7c4786f5151d3;hp=a7a9abddf694a77ad0f11d3be6a0e2b725b65107;hpb=a69bfc83f6d2b79e94eeb39781d89b720b4482dc;p=pve-docs.git diff --git a/howto-improve-pve-docs.adoc b/howto-improve-pve-docs.adoc index a7a9abd..3fa3ab0 100644 --- a/howto-improve-pve-docs.adoc +++ b/howto-improve-pve-docs.adoc @@ -1,36 +1,32 @@ [[howto_improve_pve_docs]] -Improving the Proxmox VE Documentation --------------------------------------- +Improving the {pve} Documentation +--------------------------------- ifdef::wiki[] :pve-toplevel: endif::wiki[] -Depending on which issue you want to improve, you can use a variety of -communication mediums to reach the developers. +Contributions and improvements to the {pve} documentation are always welcome. +There are several ways to contribute. -If you notice an error in the current documentation, use the· -http://bugzilla.proxmox.com[Proxmox bug tracker] and propose an· -alternate text/wording. +If you find errors or other room for improvement in this documentation, please +file a bug at the https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/[Proxmox bug tracker] to propose +a correction. -If you want to propose new content, it depends on what you want to -document: +If you want to propose new content, choose one of the following options: -* if the content is specific to your setup, a wiki article is the best -option. For instance if you want to document specific options for guest -systems, like which combination of Qemu drivers work best with a less popular -OS, this is a perfect fit for a wiki article. +* The wiki: For specific setups, how-to guides, or tutorials the wiki is the +right option to contribute. -* if you think the content is generic enough to be of interest for all users, -then you should try to get it into the reference documentation. The reference -documentation is written in the easy to use 'asciidoc' document format. -Editing the official documentation requires to clone the git repository at -`git://git.proxmox.com/git/pve-docs.git` and then follow the -https://git.proxmox.com/?p=pve-docs.git;a=blob_plain;f=README.adoc;hb=HEAD[REAME.adoc] document. - -Improving the documentation is just as easy as editing a Wikipedia -article and is an interesting foray in the development of a large -opensource project. +* The reference documentation: For general content that will be helpful to all + users please propose your contribution for the reference documentation. This + includes all information about how to install, configure, use, and + troubleshoot {pve} features. The reference documentation is written in the + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AsciiDoc[asciidoc format]. To edit the + documentation you need to clone the git repository at + `git://git.proxmox.com/git/pve-docs.git`; then follow the + https://git.proxmox.com/?p=pve-docs.git;a=blob_plain;f=README.adoc;hb=HEAD[README.adoc] + document. NOTE: If you are interested in working on the {pve} codebase, the -{webwiki-url}Developer_Documentation[Developer Documentation] wiki -article will show you where to start. +{webwiki-url}Developer_Documentation[Developer Documentation] wiki article will +show you where to start.