Contributor Manual

Create EU Login Account

1. Visit EU Login.
2. Register with an email address of your choice.
3. Download the EU Login application to your phone.
4. In ‘My Account,’ add your mobile device to your EU Login account.

Join code.europa.eu

1. Visit code.europa.eu.

2. Log in with your EU Login account and request access.

3. Wait for site administrators at code.europa.eu to grant access. You will receive a notification once access has been granted.

   • You may receive an email asking for the reason for your request; if so, mention that you would like to join the Simpl project as a contributor.
   • Queries or support requests can be addressed to: eu-code-europa@ec.europa.eu.

Join Simpl as a contributor

Prerequisite: Wait for site administrators at code.europa.eu to grant access.

1. Visit code.europa.eu and log in with your EU Login account.
2. Join the project About code.europa.eu to access platform wikis.
3. Request access to the group Simpl Contributions.

Setting Up Git

Before contributing, ensure your Git configuration and GitLab profile are correctly set up with your real name and email, as this helps accurately track contributions:

git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"

Fork Creation and Management

Forks are created and managed by Community Management. Contributors who require a new fork can request one using the provided issue templates.

Code Contributions

To submit a code contribution, create a new issue in the Code Contributions project s Issues page using the provided issue template as a guide.

Documentation Contributions

To submit a documentation contribution, create a new issue in the Documentation Contributions project s Issues page using the provided issue template as a guide.

Bug Reports

To submit a bug report, create a new issue in the Bug Reports project s Issues page using the provided issue template as a guide.