# 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.md)
 * [Editing Configuration Files](./Editing-Configuration-Files.md)
 * [Environment Variables](Environment-Variables.md)
 * [Extending Transmission using Scripts](./Scripts.md)
 * Blocklists
 * [How to build Transmission](Building-Transmission.md)
 * [RPC Protocol Specification](rpc-spec.md)
 * [Transmisson's Peer ID and User-Agent headers](Peer-ID-and-User-Agent.md)
 * [Peer Status Text explained](Peer-Status-Text.md)

# 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](https://github.com/transmission/transmission/issues) whether the problem has already been reported.
  * 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.