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-# Contributing
+# Contributing to Good First Issues
 
-> Please describe here how you would like people to contribute.
+Thank you for your interest in contributing to **Good First Issues**! 🚀  
+This guide will help you set up the project locally and start making contributions smoothly.
+
+---
+
+## 📌 About the Project
+
+Good First Issues is a platform designed to help **first-time contributors** find beginner-friendly GitHub issues.  
+The platform aggregates issues from open-source repositories using GitHub’s GraphQL API and presents them with filters for languages and categories.
+
+**Website**: https://goodfirstissues.com
+
+---
+
+## ⚙️ Tech Stack
+
+- **Frontend**: [Bootstrap](https://getbootstrap.com/) – for styling and layout
+- **Backend**: [Go (Golang)](https://golang.org/) – handles API calls and data processing
+- **Automation**: [GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions) – periodic data fetching
+- **GraphQL**: GitHub GraphQL API – for retrieving issues and repo metadata
+
+---
+
+## 🛠️ Setting Up Locally
+
+### 1. **Fork the Repository**
+Go to the GitHub repo: https://github.com/iedr/goodfirstissues and click the **"Fork"** button on the top right. This creates a copy of the repository under your GitHub account.
+
+### 2. **Clone Your Fork**
+Replace `your-username` with your actual GitHub username:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/your-username/goodfirstissues.git
+cd goodfirstissues