InfluxDB is an open-source project that relies heavily on its community for development, including bug reports and performance numbers. The community can also contribute by improving the source code, which can be a source of pride knowing it will run on thousands of developers and companies worldwide. InfluxDB has selected a set of issues marked with the "help-wanted" label that are considered approachable, along with introductory notes to help new contributors get started. Before contributing, new contributors should check out the CONTRIBUTING guide and sign the CLA. As an incentive, anyone whose PR is merged will receive an InfluxDB t-shirt. The community can also contribute by learning how a time-series database works through getting into the code.