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Anybody with a GitHub account can contribute to SQL Server technical content through our public repository at [https://github.com/Microsoft/sql-docs](https://github.com/Microsoft/sql-docs). No special permissions are required.
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> Note: This sql-docs repo will not be public until the first public release of of SQL Server nNext CTP1. Only private contributions are allowed until this time.
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If you are a Microsoft PM or writer who is working on SQL Server content, you must work in our private content repository, sql-docs-pr.
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1. Visit [https://repos.opensource.microsoft.com](https://repos.opensource.microsoft.com) to request the read permissions that will let you make contributions through the private repo.
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2. Sign into your GitHub account using the button.
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3. Beside **Microsoft**, click the **Join** button. If you don't see this button, you're already a member.
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4. On the next page, click the **Join Microsoft** button.
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5. Go back to the [https://repos.opensource.microsoft.com](https://repos.opensource.microsoft.com) list of organizations. It should now show that you are a **Member** of the Microsoft organization.
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6. Click **Microsoft**.
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7. Then click **Join a team**.
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5. Search for **sql-docs-read**, and click the **Request to join** button.
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## Determine whether you really need to follow the rest of these steps
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You might not need to follow all the steps in this article. It depends on the sort of content contribution you want or need to make.
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- Updating an article over a period of days without publishing changes each of those days
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- Creating content for a release that has to go out on a certain day at a certain time
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## Permissions in GitHub
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Anybody with a GitHub account can contribute to SQL Server technical content through our public repository at [https://github.com/Microsoft/sql-docs](https://github.com/Microsoft/sql-docs). No special permissions are required.
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> Note: This sql-docs repo will not be public until the first public release of of SQL Server nNext CTP1. Only private contributions are allowed until this time.
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If you are a Microsoft PM or writer who is working on SQL Server content, you must work in our private content repository, sql-docs-pr.
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1. Visit [https://repos.opensource.microsoft.com](https://repos.opensource.microsoft.com) to request the read permissions that will let you make contributions through the private repo.
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2. Sign into your GitHub account using the button.
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5. Go back to the [https://repos.opensource.microsoft.com](https://repos.opensource.microsoft.com) list of organizations. It should now show that you are a **Member** of the Microsoft organization.
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## Install Git for Windows
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Install Git for Windows from [http://git-scm.com/download/win](http://git-scm.com/download/win). This download installs the Git version control system, and it installs Git Bash, the command-line app that you will use to interact with your local Git repository.
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