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  <h1>Meet the Scrapy community</h1>
  <p>Scrapy has a healthy and active community. Check the places where you can get help and find the latests Scrapy news.</p>

  <div class="community-box">
    <h2><i class="fa-brands fa-github"></i>Getting involved</h2>
    <hr />
    <p>
      If you want to get involved and contribute with patches or documentation,
      start by reading <a href="http://docs.scrapy.org/en/{{ devel.rtd }}/contributing.html">this quick guide</a>.
      All development happens on the <a href="https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy">Scrapy GitHub project</a>.
    </p>
    <a href="https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy"><button>Contribute now</button></a>
  </div>

  <div class="community-box">
    <a href="https://discord.gg/mv3yErfpvq">
      <h2><i class="fa-brands fa-discord"></i> Scrapy Discord Server</h2>
    </a>
    <hr />
    <p>
      You can join the <a href="https://discord.gg/mv3yErfpvq">Scrapy Discord
      server</a> to chat with other Scrapy users and developers.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div class="community-box">
    <a href="http://reddit.com/r/scrapy">
      <h2><i class="fa-brands fa-reddit"></i> /r/scrapy subreddit</h2>
    </a>
    <hr />
    <p>
      The <a href="http://reddit.com/r/scrapy">Scrapy official subreddit</a> is the best place to share cool articles, spiders, Scrapy extensions and whatnots.
    </p>
    <p>
      Collaboration at any level is also encouraged there, so feel free to start a discussion, ask for code reviews and advices for your projects.
    </p>
  </div>

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    <a href="https://discord.com/invite/BXfW6vwkqv">
      <h2><i class="fa-brands fa-discord"></i> Extract Data Community</h2>
    </a>
    <hr />
    <p>
      Join the <a href="https://discord.com/invite/BXfW6vwkqv">Extract Data
      Community Discord Server</a>, a vibrant network where seasoned experts
      and newcomers alike share a passion for data.
    </p>
    <p>
      Immerse yourself in a continuous learning experience through webinars,
      and workshops led by industry leaders and with an extensive resource
      library and supportive forums, tackle challenges effectively and stay
      updated on the latest trends in data extraction and web scraping.
    </p>
    <p>
      Your contributions here don't just add to the dialogue; they help shape
      the future of data innovation.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div class="community-box">
    <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/scrapy">
      <h2><i class="fa-brands fa-stack-overflow"></i> StackOverflow</h2>
    </a>
    <hr />
    <p>
      If you are looking for support or troubleshooting, the <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/scrapy">scrapy tag</a> at Stack Overflow is your best friend. There's a healthy community built around it with thousands of questions and many regular contributors.
    </p>
    <p>
      Go ahead and <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask">ask your question there</a>.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div class="community-box">
    <h2><i class="fa fa-comments"></i>IRC Channel</h2>
    <hr />
    <p>
      If Discord is not for you, you can also join the
      <span class="highlight">#scrapy IRC Channel at Libera.Chat</span>
      to chat with other Scrapy users and developers,
      via <a href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#scrapy">browser</a>
      or any <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients">IRC client</a>.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div class="community-box">
    <a href="http://twitter.com/ScrapyProject">
      <h2><i class="fa-brands fa-twitter"></i> Scrapy tweets</h2>
    </a>
    <hr />
    <p>
      <a href="http://twitter.com/ScrapyProject">Follow Scrapy on Twitter</a>
      to be notified of project progress, people using it, blog mentions, job offers, and other Scrapy news.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div class="community-box">
    <a href="https://t.me/scrapy_python">
      <h2 class="small-title"><i class="fa-brands fa-telegram"></i>Telegram Russian Community</h2>
    </a>
    <hr />
    <p>
      You can join the <span class="highlight">Telegram Russian Community</span>
      to chat with other Scrapy users and developers,
      via <a href="https://t.me/scrapy_python">link</a>.
      There are mostly Russian-speaking devs.
    </p>
  </div>

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    <div class="block-left">
      <a href="http://docs.scrapy.org/en/{{ stable.rtd }}/faq.html">
      <h2 class="float"><span class="regular">Having trouble? We'd love to help!</span> <br />
      Check the FAQ.</h2>
      </a>
      <p>For specific information you can check<br />
      <a href="http://docs.scrapy.org/en/{{ stable.rtd }}/genindex.html">
      <i class="fa fa-external-link"></i>
      <span class="">The Index</span>
      </a>
      or
      <a href="http://docs.scrapy.org/en/{{ stable.rtd }}/py-modindex.html">
      <i class="fa fa-external-link"></i>
      <span class="">The Module Index</span>
      </a>
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="block-right">
      <a href="../support/">
      <h2 class="float"><span class="regular">Commercial support?</span> <br /> Meet the Scrapy pros</h2>
       <img src="../img/scrapy-pros.png" />
      </a>
      <p><span class="big-font">Who is using Scrapy?</span> <br />
      <a href="../companies/">Find companies and products that use Scrapy</a>.</p>
    </div>
  </div>
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