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+name: 🐜 Bug Report
+description: Tell us about something not working properly
+labels: [ "kind/bug", "priority/needs-triage" ]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        # Bug Report
+        
+        Thanks for helping make the Kubeflow Notebooks project better!
+  - type: checkboxes
+    attributes:
+      label: Checks
+      options:
+        - label: I have searched the [existing issues](https://github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/issues).
+          required: true
+        - label: This issue is NOT security related. (Please [disclose responsibly](https://github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/issues))
+          required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: kubeflow-notebooks-version
+    attributes:
+      label: Kubeflow Notebooks Version
+      placeholder: X.X.X
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: kubernetes-distribution
+    attributes:
+      label: Kubernetes Distribution
+      description: How are you running Kubernetes?
+      placeholder: EKS / GKE / AKS / k3d / custom / etc.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: kubernetes-version
+    attributes:
+      label: Kubernetes Version
+      description: Output of `kubectl version` command.
+      placeholder: |
+        Client Version: version.Info{Major:"X", Minor:"XX", GitVersion:"vX.X.X", ...}
+        Server Version: version.Info{Major:"X", Minor:"XX", GitVersion:"vX.X.X", ...}
+      render: shell
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: description
+    attributes:
+      label: Description
+      description: The __context__ the problem occurred in, and an __overview__ of what went wrong.
+      placeholder: I was trying to... but then...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: logs
+    attributes:
+      label: Relevant Logs
+      description: Outputs of commands like `kubectl logs my-pod` or `kubectl describe pods my-pod`.
+      placeholder: |
+        * include any relevant log outputs here *
+      render: shell
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+name: 💡 Feature Request
+description: Suggest an idea for the project
+labels: [ "kind/enhancement", "priority/needs-triage" ]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        # Feature Request
+        
+        Thanks for helping make the Kubeflow Notebooks project better!
+  - type: checkboxes
+    attributes:
+      label: Checks
+      options:
+        - label: I have searched the [existing issues](https://github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/issues).
+          required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: motivation
+    attributes:
+      label: Motivation
+      description: What has motivated your request?
+      placeholder: |
+        * This is the most important part of the request *
+        
+        * Help us understand what you are trying to achieve, try to separate it from any implementation you may have in mind *
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: implementation
+    attributes:
+      label: Implementation
+      description: What is your proposed implementation?
+      placeholder: |
+        * It's fine to leave this blank if you don't have an implementation already in mind *
+  - type: checkboxes
+    attributes:
+      label: Are you willing & able to help?
+      options:
+        - label: I am able to submit a PR!
+        - label: I can help test the feature!
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+blank_issues_enabled: false
+contact_links:
+  - name: 📓 Documentation Issue
+    url: https://github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/issues
+    about: Report an issue with the documentation
+  - name: 🤔 Questions & Answers (GitHub Discussions)
+    url: https://github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/issues
+    about: Ask and answer questions using GitHub Discussions
+  - name: 🤔 Questions & Answers (Slack #kubeflow-notebooks channel)
+    url: https://www.kubeflow.org/docs/about/community/
+    about: Ask and answer questions using Google Groups
+  - name: 🔒 Security Issues
+    url: https://github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/issues
+    about: Responsibly disclose security issues
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+
+<!-- 
+⚠️ please review https://github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
+
+Thank you for contributing to Kubeflow Notebooks!
+
+If there are related issues, please reference them using one of the following:
+
+ closes: #ISSUE
+ related: #ISSUE
+
+Please remember:
+ - provide enough information so that others can review your pull request
+ - use a semantic title for your pull request (like "fix: xxxxx" or "feat: xxxxx", see contributing guide)
+ - the title of your pull request will be used to generate the changelog entry, so make it count!
+-->
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+# Kubeflow Notebooks Contributor Guide
+
+Welcome to the Kubeflow Notebooks project! We'd love to accept your patches and 
+contributions to this project. Please read the 
+[contributor's guide in our docs](https://www.kubeflow.org/docs/about/contributing/).
+
+The contributor's guide
+
+* shows you where to find the Contributor License Agreement (CLA) that you need 
+* helps you get started with your first contribution to Kubeflow,
+* and describes the pull request and review workflow in detail, including the
+  OWNERS files and automated workflow tool.
+
+## Use Semantic Commits
+
+We use [semantic commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/) to help us automatically generate changelogs and release notes.
+
+__The name of your PR must be a semantic commit message__, with one of the following _prefixes_ and one of the following _scopes_:
+### Prefixes
+
+- `fix:` (bug fixes)
+- `feat:` (new features)
+- `improve:` (improvements to existing features)
+- `refactor:` (code changes that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature)
+- `revert:` (reverts a previous commit)
+- `test:` (adding missing tests, refactoring tests; no production code change)
+- `ci:` (changes to CI configuration or build scripts)
+- `docs:` (documentation only changes)
+- `chore:` (ignored in changelog)
+
+To indicate a breaking change, add `!` after the prefix, e.g. `feat!: my commit message`.
+
+### Scopes
+
+- `nb` (notebooks - web-app, controller, images)
+- `pvc` (volumes - web-app, controller)
+- `tb` (tensorboards - web-app, controller)
+- `ws` (workspaces - frontend, backend, controller,, images)
+
+For example `feat(ws): my commit message`.
+
+## Sign Your Work
+
+To certify you agree to the [Developer Certificate of Origin](https://developercertificate.org/) you must sign-off each commit message using `git commit --signoff`, or manually write the following:
+```text
+feat(ws): my commit message`
+
+Signed-off-by: John Smith <john-smith@users.noreply.github.com>
+```
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