= Transmission Support and Development =

= 1. General Help =

New to Transmission?

  * Try the Help in Transmission's "Help" menu.
  * simplehelp.net has an introduction for [http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/07/17/how-to-use-transmission-as-your-bittorrent-client-os-x/ Transmission on Macs].
  * Jun Azua has an introduction for [http://www.junauza.com/2009/01/how-to-use-bittorrent-in-linux.html Transmission GUI on Linux].
  * Running Transmission [wiki:HeadlessUsage without a GUI]
  * Using Transmission [wiki:WebInterface from a web browser]
  * Also see our [FrequentlyAskedQuestions Frequently Asked Questions].

Want to learn more?

  * Visit our [https://forum.transmissionbt.com/ forums]
  * Visit our [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irc IRC] channel: [irc://irc.freenode.net/transmission #transmission on freenode]
  * Follow us on [https://twitter.com/transmissionbt twitter]

= 2. More Documentation =

 * [ConfigFiles Configuration Files]
 * [EditConfigFiles Editing Configuration Files]
 * [EnvironmentVariables Environment Variables]
 * [wiki:Scripts Extending Transmission using Scripts]
 * [wiki:Blocklists]
 * [wiki:Building How to build Transmission]
 * [wiki:rpc RPC Protocol Specification]
 * [PeerId Transmisson's Peer ID and User-Agent headers]
 * [PeerStatusText Peer Status Text explained]
 * [wiki:Shark Creating a Shark Time Trace]


= 3. Report a problem / request a feature =

  * If you're having trouble with Transmission, check the Troubleshooting section of our [FrequentlyAskedQuestions Frequently Asked Questions].
  * Check whether the problem has already been reported:
     * [https://trac.transmissionbt.com/report/2 All open tickets]
     * [https://trac.transmissionbt.com/search Search]
  * If you don't see a ticket matching your problem or feature, read [https://forum.transmissionbt.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3274 this post] about what to write, then [https://trac.transmissionbt.com/newticket add a new ticket].
  * If you ''do'' see an existing ticket, please add a comment there.  The more users interested in a ticket, the higher priority it's given.


= 4. For Contributors =

Transmission is a volunteer project and welcomes help.
Please contact us if you are interested in supporting Transmission in any of the following ways:

  * Code contribution
  * Testing
  * [wiki:Translating Language Translations]
  * Bug and request management
  * Documentation and Wiki Editing
  * [https://www.transmissionbt.com/donate.html Donations]
  * If you want to alert us to a security vulnerability, please email security@transmissionbt.com. Please note that general support questions belong on the forum, and will be ignored if sent to this email.