# Community · ICE by Light Cloud

> ICE is Apache 2.0 and built in the open. Issues, PRs, and Discussions all live on GitHub. There is no separate forum, no waitlist, no gate.

## Channels

- **GitHub repository** — Source, issues, releases. https://github.com/light-cloud-com/ice
- **Discussions** — Ask, share canvases, propose features. https://github.com/light-cloud-com/ice/discussions
- **Issues** — Bugs and feature requests, triaged by maintainers. https://github.com/light-cloud-com/ice/issues
- **Security** — Vulnerability disclosures. https://github.com/light-cloud-com/ice/blob/main/SECURITY.md

## Ways to contribute

- **Add a concept block.** Six files: definition, blueprint, info, resource mapping, per-provider handler, node renderer. `static-site` is the simplest reference.
- **Implement a provider.** `packages/providers/<cloud>` with create / update / delete handlers per service. Open an issue first.
- **Ship a template.** `packages/templates/src/`. A template is a typed composition of blocks with edges and default properties.
- **Improve the docs.** `docs/` in the repo. Architecture, core engine, deploying-to-gcp, AI assistant, blocks reference.

## Code of conduct

Be civil. Be specific. Assume good faith. https://github.com/light-cloud-com/ice/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

## Dev loop

Node 22+, pnpm 10+, `pnpm dev:all`. Full setup in https://github.com/light-cloud-com/ice/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md