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+# Contribution Guidelines
+Hi, thank you for being interested in contributing to Hoyo Buddy, let's get started!  
+In case you have any questions, you can [DM me on Discord](https://discord.com/users/410036441129943050) or join the [Discord server](https://dsc.gg/hoyo-buddy) and tag me there.
+
+# Translation Contributions
+Translations of Hoyo Buddy are hosted on [Transifex](https://app.transifex.com/hoyo-buddy/hoyo-buddy/dashboard/), to contribute, DM me your e-mail and the language you want to translate so I can add you to the translation team.  
+If the language you want to translate is not listed below, DM me and I'll add it.
+## Languages Available
+- Chinese (China)
+- Chinese (Taiwan)
+- French
+- German
+- Indonesian
+- Japanese
+- Korean
+- Portuguese
+- Russian
+- Spanish
+- Thai
+- Vietamese
+
+# Code Contributions
+## Prerequisites
+Before contributing, make sure you have basic understandings of the following:  
+- Python
+- Asyncio
+- SQL
+- [discord.py](https://github.com/Rapptz/discord.py)
+- [Pillow](https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow) (only if your contribution is about image generation)
+
+## Tools Needed
+- Any IDE, ones that support language server protocols are preferred
+- Git
+- [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/)
+
+## Setting Up
+1. Fork this repo and clone it to your environment using `git clone`
+2. Install the dependencies with `poetry install --with dev --no-root`
+3. Instal the pre-commits with `pre-commit install`
+4. (Optional) Install the [ruff VSCode extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=charliermarsh.ruff)
+
+And you should be good to go!  
+After making your changes, open a pull request and I will review your code.