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+Hi, you want to start contributing on code or with making a PR? Great!
+
+Here are some pointers to get you started.
+
+## Commit signing
+You must enable commit signing in Git:
+[See here how to set it up](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/signing-commits)
+
+## Pull requests and CI
+On each PR Github runs a number of checks to make sure there are no problems.
+
+### KtLint
+This programm checks if the source code is formatted correctly.
+You can run it yourself locally with 
+
+`./gradlew -Pqc ktlintFormat`
+
+Running this command will fix common problems and will notify you of problems it couldn't fix automatically.
+
+### Detekt
+
+Detekt is a static analyser. It helps to find potential bugs in our code.
+
+You can run it yourself locally with 
+
+`./gradlew -Pqc detekt`
+
+There is a "baseline" file, in which errors which have been in the code base before are noted.
+Sometimes it is necessary to regenerate this file by running:
+
+`./gradlew -Pqc detektBaseline`
+
+### Lint
+Lint looks for general problems in the code or unused resources etc. 
+You can run it with
+
+`./gradlew -Pqc lintRelease`
+
+If there is a need to regenerate the baseline, remove `ultrasonic/lint-baseline.xml` and rerun the command.
+