# 1. General Help #

New to Transmission?

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

Want to learn more?

  * Visit our [forums](https://forum.transmissionbt.com)
  * Visit our [IRC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC) channel: [#transmission on Libera](http://irc.libera.chat/transmission)
  * Follow us on [twitter](https://twitter.com/transmissionbt)

# 2. More Documentation #

 * [[Configuration Files|Configuration Files]]
 * [[Editing Configuration Files|Editing Configuration Files]]
 * [[Environment Variables|Environment Variables]]
 * [[Extending Transmission using Scripts|Scripts]]
 * [[Blocklists]]
 * [[How to build Transmission|Building Transmission]]
 * [[RPC Protocol Specification|RPC Protocol Specification]]
 * [[Transmisson's Peer ID and User-Agent headers|Peer ID and User Agent]]
 * [[Peer Status Text explained|Peer Status Text]]

# 3. Report a problem / request a feature #

  * If you're having trouble with Transmission, check the Troubleshooting section of our [[Frequently Asked Questions|FrequentlyAskedQuestions]].
  * Check whether the problem has already been reported:
     * [All open issues](https://github.com/transmission/transmission/issues)
     * [Search](https://github.com/transmission/transmission/issues)
  * If you don't see a ticket matching your problem or feature, read [this post](https://forum.transmissionbt.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3274) about what to write, then [add a new ticket](https://github.com/transmission/transmission/issues/new).
  * 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
  * [[Language Translations|Translating]]
  * Bug and request management
  * Documentation and Wiki Editing
  * [Donations](https://transmissionbt.com/donate/)
  * 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.