Hello everyone,
My name is Sonali. I am a computer science student and I am starting my open-source journey.
I am interested in contributing to OpenMRS and preparing for Google Summer of Code. I would like to start with documentation and beginner-friendly issues.
Please guide me on where and how to begin.
Thank you!
Hello Sonali,
Welcome to OpenMRS!
I recommend that you visit the Getting Started as a Developer on the OpenMRS wiki. There, you’ll learn about the different projects, the development environment required to contribute, and other important information to help you get started as an OpenMRS developer.
Hello,
Thank you very much for the guidance and the warm welcome.
I will go through the “Getting Started as a Developer” documentation and set up my development environment. I am especially interested in starting with documentation and beginner-friendly issues.
I will follow up if I have any questions.
Thanks again!
Hi Sonali, welcome to the OpenMRS community! 
Great to see your interest in open source . A good place to begin is the OpenMRS Contributing Guide, which explains how to get started and make your first contributions: https://guide.openmrs.org/contributing/
You can also check the Getting Started as a Developer guide on the OpenMRS Wiki:
For exploring the application without local setup, you can use the OpenMRS dev server: https://dev3.openmrs.org
I’d recommend starting with documentation tasks or issues labeled intro / good first issue on Jira. Also, feel free to join the OpenMRS Slack and ask questions there — the community is very supportive.
All the best for your open-source journey 
My name is Janhavi, and I’m a Computer Science student with a strong interest in open-source development and healthcare technology. I plan to actively contribute to OpenMRS, understand the codebase, and work on beginner-friendly issues while preparing for Google Summer of Code.
Hi everyone, I’m Panav , a sophomore in the Mathematics & Computing student at IIT Kanpur, and an aspiring GSoC 2026 contributor. I’m currently focusing on web development using MERN stack and learning how to contribute effectively to open-source projects. I recently started exploring this organization and would love some guidance on: how to get started. areas where my contributions could be most helpful I’m excited to learn, contribute consistently. Looking forward to working with you all!
Thank you very much for the warm welcome and the helpful resources.
I will go through the OpenMRS Contributing Guide and the Getting Started documentation. I plan to begin with documentation and beginner-friendly issues.
I appreciate the support!
Looks like I am also on same step,
If you had some experience here , can you share cause I have joined yesterday only.
Looking forward for some beginners issues
Hello OpenMRS Community!
My name is Vengadesh, and I am a B.Sc Information Technology student. I am very excited to begin my open-source journey with OpenMRS and am aiming to participate in GSoC 2026.
I have academic experience and a basic understanding of:
Java
Spring Boot
MySQL
I am currently working on setting up my local development environment and exploring the OpenMRS codebase. As a first-time contributor, I am eager to learn the community’s workflow and best practices.
I am looking for “Good First Issues” to help me get started. Could someone please point me toward beginner-friendly tasks or a specific module where a newcomer can start making small contributions?
I am also interested in joining any community or squad calls to learn more about current projects.
Looking forward to learning from you all!
ThankYou
Hi everyone
I’m Panav, a sophomore in the Mathematics & Computing branch at IIT Kanpur. I’ve set up the openmrs-esm-core repository locally and synced my fork with upstream.
I noticed that there are currently no open issues on the GitHub repo, but there are several related tickets on the OpenMRS Jira board.
I wanted to ask: • For esm-core contributions, should I pick tasks directly from Jira? • Are there any specific Jira issues or categories that are recommended for new contributors to start with? • Or is there another preferred way to begin contributing to this repo?
I’m mainly interested in frontend / micro-frontend related work and happy to start with something small.
Thanks in advance!
Hello OpenMRS Community,
My name is Jeet Sehgal, and I am a btech computer science 2nd year student with a strong interest in open-source development. I am excited to introduce myself as a prospective Google Summer of Code (GSoC) contributor for OpenMRS.
I have experience with web technologies such as JavaScript, React, tailwind and I am eager to start contributing to OpenMRS by understanding the codebase, picking up beginner-friendly issues, and learning from the community.
Hello OpenMRS Team, My name is Ramkrushna Zende. I am a Java full-stack developer with experience in Spring Boot, REST APIs, React.js, databases, and microservices. I’m excited to learn, collaborate, and contribute to the OpenMRS community. Looking forward to working with you all!
Hi I am Abdelmaseh Nabil, a Computer and systems engineering recent graduate. I am skilled at backend engineering with Java, and Spring boot. Also have strong foundation at React. I am looking forward to contribute to the OpenMRS project for GSOC 2026. I am currently at my military service. Due this I have constraints to internet access, and any PC. I will be available each month for 7 days. But I already installed and setup OpenMRS development environment. Can anyone guide me on how to contribute and work on “good first issues”
Hi Everyone, Myself Daksh ,I am an Indian student doing BTech in Computer Science. I am very excited to know more about OpenMRS . I am looking forward to learn and do contributions in OpenMRS