# Community

## Hyperswitch Community

Hyperswitch is more than an open-source payments orchestration engine. It’s a global community of developers, product people, and payments experts who collaborate to make payments transparent, reliable, and developer-first. Whether you want to contribute to the codebase, get help with integration, or simply exchange ideas, our community spaces are open and welcoming.

### Community Touchpoints

#### 🗓️ Office Hours (Every Thursday, 11 AM ET / 8:30 PM IST)

Drop into our weekly [Office Hours](https://meet.google.com/grq-pxuh-zvr) to connect directly with maintainers and contributors. 

* Live demos & product walkthroughs
* Open Q\&A on anything Hyperswitch
* A friendly space to exchange ideas

Bring your questions by filling out this [form](https://forms.gle/dtb2aiaS4bdYsHZK8), or just listen in (we have tons of dev who do this), you’ll always walk away learning something new.

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#### 🔄 Community Sync

Once a month, the whole [community](https://www.linkedin.com/company/90383802/admin/notifications/all/?viewEvents=true) comes together.

* Hear the latest project updates
* See what others are building
* Celebrate community contributions
* Get inspired with deep-dives into Hyperswitch

This is our town hall, so it's open, collaborative, and a chance to see Hyperswitch in action across the world.

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#### 🐙 GitHub

Our [GitHub repo](https://github.com/juspay/hyperswitch?utm_source=chatgpt.com) is where the magic happens.

* ⭐ Star the project to follow along
* Explore **good first issues** to start contributing
* Open discussions and PRs to shape the roadmap
* Celebrate with us as the project continues to grow

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#### 💬 Slack

For real-time conversations, join the [Hyperswitch Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/hyperswitch-io/shared_invite/zt-39d4w0043-CgAyb75Kn0YldNyZpd8hWA).

* Chat with maintainers and contributors
* Find answers quickly
* Connect with peers building similar things
* Share feedback and ideas directly

Slack is our most active space! Please drop in and say hi!

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### 🚀 Why Join?

* Stay close to the roadmap and new releases
* Learn best practices from maintainers and peers
* Contribute to one of the fastest-growing open-source payment projects (30k + stars & growing)
* Build your expertise in Rust, orchestration, and open-source payments

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👉 **Start your journey today:**

* ⭐ [Star us on GitHub](https://github.com/juspay/hyperswitch?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
* 💬 [Join the Slack community](https://join.slack.com/t/hyperswitch-io/shared_invite/zt-39d4w0043-CgAyb75Kn0YldNyZpd8hWA)
* 🗓️ [Register for the next Community Sync](https://www.linkedin.com/company/90383802/admin/notifications/all/?viewEvents=true)
* 📺 [Join Office Hours](https://meet.google.com/grq-pxuh-zvr)