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1 # <a id="about-icinga2"></a> About Icinga 2
2
3 ## <a id="what-is-icinga2"></a> What is Icinga 2?
4
5 Icinga 2 is an open source monitoring system which checks the availability of your
6 network resources, notifies users of outages, and generates performance data for reporting.
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8 Scalable and extensible, Icinga 2 can monitor large, complex environments across
9 multiple locations.
10
11 ## <a id="licensing"></a> Licensing
12
13 Icinga 2 and the Icinga 2 documentation are licensed under the terms of the GNU
14 General Public License Version 2, you will find a copy of this license in the
15 LICENSE file included in the source package.
16
17 ## <a id="support"></a> Support
18
19 Support for Icinga 2 is available in a number of ways. Please have a look at
20 the [support overview page](https://support.icinga.org).
21
22 ## <a id="contribute"></a> Contribute
23
24 There are many ways to contribute to Icinga - whether it be sending patches, testing,
25 reporting bugs, or reviewing and updating the documentation. Every contribution
26 is appreciated!
27
28 Please get in touch with the Icinga team at https://www.icinga.org/community/.
29
30 ### <a id="development"></a> Icinga 2 Development
31
32 You can follow Icinga 2's development closely by checking
33 out these resources:
34
35 * [Development Bug Tracker](https://dev.icinga.org/projects/i2): [How to report a bug?](https://www.icinga.org/icinga/faq/)
36 * Git Repositories: [main mirror on icinga.org](https://git.icinga.org/?p=icinga2.git;a=summary) [release mirror at github.com](https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2)
37 * [Git Checkins Mailinglist](https://lists.icinga.org/mailman/listinfo/icinga-checkins)
38 * [Development](https://lists.icinga.org/mailman/listinfo/icinga-devel) and [Users](https://lists.icinga.org/mailman/listinfo/icinga-users) Mailinglists
39 * [#icinga-devel on irc.freenode.net](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=icinga-devel) including a Git Commit Bot
40
41 For general support questions, please refer to the [community support channels](https://support.icinga.org).
42
43 ### <a id="how-to-report-bug-feature-requests"></a> How to Report a Bug or Feature Request
44
45 More details in the [Icinga FAQ](https://www.icinga.org/icinga/faq/).
46
47 * [Register](https://exchange.icinga.org/authentication/register) an Icinga account.
48 * Create a new issue at the [Icinga 2 Development Tracker](https://dev.icinga.org/projects/i2).
49 * When reporting a bug, please include the details described in the [Troubleshooting](12-troubleshooting.md#troubleshooting-information-required) chapter (version, configs, logs, etc).
50
51 ## <a id="whats-new"></a> What's new
52
53 ### What's New in Version 2.3
54
55 #### Changes
56
57 TODO
58
59 #### Issues
60
61 TODO
62