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System and Service Manager

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## Details

Most documentation is available on [systemd's web site](https://systemd.io/).

Assorted, older, general information about systemd can be found in the [systemd Wiki](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd).

Information about build requirements is provided in the [README file](README).

Consult our [NEWS file](NEWS) for information about what's new in the most recent systemd versions.

Please see the [Code Map](docs/ARCHITECTURE.md) for information about this repository's layout and content.

Please see the [Hacking guide](docs/HACKING.md) for information on how to hack on systemd and test your modifications.

Please see our [Contribution Guidelines](docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information about filing GitHub Issues and posting GitHub Pull Requests.

When preparing patches for systemd, please follow our [Coding Style Guidelines](docs/CODING_STYLE.md).

If you are looking for support, please contact our [mailing list](https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel), join our [IRC channel #systemd on libera.chat](https://web.libera.chat/#systemd) or [Matrix channel](https://matrix.to/#/#systemd-project:matrix.org)

Stable branches with backported patches are available in the [stable repo](https://github.com/systemd/systemd-stable).

We have a security bug bounty program sponsored by the [Sovereign Tech Fund](https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/) hosted on [YesWeHack](https://yeswehack.com/programs/systemd-bug-bounty-program)

Repositories with distribution packages built from git main are [available on OBS](https://software.opensuse.org//download.html?project=system%3Asystemd&package=systemd)