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Let's use this page to create a guide for people who are new Launchpad. What do they absolutely need to know? Not just about Launchpad itself but also the community. = Hello =

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Welcome to Launchpad! If you're here because you've just created your Launchpad account, here are some suggestions for what you might want to do next:

 * [[https://launchpad.net/people/+me/+edit|Edit your Launchpad profile page]] -- add a photo, tell the world about yourself
 * Read the [[https://help.launchpad.net/|Launchpad user guide]]
 * [[https://launchpad.net/projects|Find projects to work with]]

== What you can do with Launchpad ==

Launchpad is a hosting and collaboration service for software projects. You can use Launchpad to:

 * report and learn more about bugs in software you use - [[Bugs|more about Bugs]]
 * help translate software - [[Translations|more about Translations]]
 * host, share and find code
 * ask for help with software - [[Answers|more about Answers]]
 * plan, assign and follow the progress of chunks of work [[Blueprint|more about Blueprint]]
 * create and host Ubuntu packages - [[Packaging/PPA|more about Personal Package Archives]].

You can also [[Projects/Registering|register your software project]] in our directory, then pick and choose which parts of Launchpad you want to use. It's free for [[Legal/ProjectLicensing|free software projects]] - [[Feedback|contact us]] if your project uses a non-free licence.

'''Want to know more about what Launchpad can do?''' Take [[https://launchpad.net/+tour|our tour]].

= Want to try Launchpad? =

Try Launchpad in our [[https://staging.launchpad.net|staging environment]] without worrying about touching real data. Staging uses a copy of Launchpad's real database and gets wiped at the end of every day.

Before you can use staging, you'll need to [[YourAccount/Registering|register your account]] in Launchpad's [[https://launchpad.net|production environment]] and then wait up to one day for your account to be copied over to staging.

'''Note:''' some features aren't automatically active on staging, including:

 * translation imports and automatic approval
 * translation exports.

If you need to try these features on staging, [[https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad|ask us]].

= Learning more =

You can find out more about what each part of Launchpad does, and how to use it, in our [[UserGuide|user guide]].

~-[[FrontPage|< Launchpad Help front page]]-~

Hello

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Welcome to Launchpad! If you're here because you've just created your Launchpad account, here are some suggestions for what you might want to do next:

What you can do with Launchpad

Launchpad is a hosting and collaboration service for software projects. You can use Launchpad to:

You can also register your software project in our directory, then pick and choose which parts of Launchpad you want to use. It's free for free software projects - contact us if your project uses a non-free licence.

Want to know more about what Launchpad can do? Take our tour.

Want to try Launchpad?

Try Launchpad in our staging environment without worrying about touching real data. Staging uses a copy of Launchpad's real database and gets wiped at the end of every day.

Before you can use staging, you'll need to register your account in Launchpad's production environment and then wait up to one day for your account to be copied over to staging.

Note: some features aren't automatically active on staging, including:

  • translation imports and automatic approval
  • translation exports.

If you need to try these features on staging, ask us.

Learning more

You can find out more about what each part of Launchpad does, and how to use it, in our user guide.

< Launchpad Help front page

NewToLaunchpad (last edited 2018-05-24 17:29:08 by cjwatson)