🛠️ Contributing Guidelines

Thank you for your interest in contributing to this project! Please follow the steps below to set up your development environment and contribute effectively.

🚀 Getting Started

1. Fork the Repository

Instead of cloning directly, please fork the repository to your own GitHub account:

• Go to the top-right corner of this repo and click Fork

2. Clone Your Fork

git clone https://github.com/YOUR-USERNAME/REPO-NAME.git
cd REPO-NAME

3. Create a New Branch

Always create a separate branch for your changes:

git checkout -b your-feature-branch

💻 Jekyll Setup (Development Environment)

This project is powered by Jekyll. Make sure you have the necessary environment set up.

✅ Requirements

• Ruby (version 2.5.0 or higher recommended)
• Bundler
• Jekyll

📦 Install Dependencies

If you haven't already, install Jekyll and Bundler:

gem install bundler jekyll

Then install project dependencies:

bundle install

▶️ Run Locally

To serve the site locally:

bundle exec jekyll serve

Open http://localhost:4000 in your browser to view the site.

📤 Making Contributions

1. Make your changes in your branch
2. Test your changes locally
3. Commit with a clear message:

   git add .
   git commit -m "Add: [Short description of feature or fix]"

4. Push to your fork:

   git push origin your-feature-branch

5. Open a Pull Request to the main branch of the mother repo

⚠️ Warning
You should use your repo name as the baseURL in _config.yml - otherwise it will give you deployement errors.

baseurl: "/<repo-name>"

🙏 Guidelines

• Follow consistent code style
• Test your changes before submitting
• One feature/fix per pull request
• Reference related issues (if any)

🧾 License

• Code — Licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
• Content (images, text, designs) — Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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We appreciate your contributions and look forward to collaborating with you!