Volunteer
There are multiple ways to become involved with the project. This page is meant to be a comprehensive guide. If there are teams or parts of the project not yet listed—please add them!
A general overview of the project structure can be found here: https://www.postgresql.org/about/governance/
If you don’t see a listing for the project area you are interested in, you can send an email to the Advocacy email list: https://www.postgresql.org/list/pgsql-advocacy/
Advocacy
The project maintains an email list which coordinates people working on promoting PostgreSQL, organizing user groups, and dealing with PostgreSQL marketing and PR. Also a good place to ask for presentations and flyers if you need them.
You can subscribe through your Community Profile, and you can view the archives at: https://www.postgresql.org/list/pgsql-advocacy/
Code Contributions
If you are interested in contributing code, this page will give you an overview: https://www.postgresql.org/developer/
Committers are people with access to push to the git repository. You can read about the Commit process here: https://www.postgresql.org/developer/committers/
The complete FAQ for Developers is here: https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Developer_FAQ
There are multiple email discussion lists for developers. You can view the available lists and subscribe on this page: https://www.postgresql.org/list/
Community Code of Conduct Committee
https://www.postgresql.org/about/policies/coc_committee/
The Community Code of Conduct Committee are the people who receive and investigate all complaints related to the PostgreSQL Code of Conduct. The CCoCC members are chosen each year from a pool of applicants by the existing Committee, with the approval of Core Team. The application process usually starts in late August. The Call for Members is distributed via the pgsql-announce email list and the PGDG social media channels.
You can contact the Code of Conduct Committee at coc [at] postgresql [dot] org.
Many conferences also have their own local CoCC. If you are interested in being part of a conference CoCC, you can contact the organizers of that conference. A partial list of current conferences can be found at: https://www.postgresql.org/about/events/
Conference Organization
PGDG itself does not organize conferences. If you are interested in volunteering for a particular event, you can contact the event organizers via their event website.
A partial list of current conferences can be found at: https://www.postgresql.org/about/events/
Contributions
The PostgreSQL Contributions project lists contributions by individuals: https://postgres-contrib.org/
If you are interested in making sure that everyone is listed, contact one of the following people on Telegram: Floor Drees, Chris Ellis, Boriss Mejías, Jimmy Angelakos or Andreas Scherbaum.
Contributors Committee
https://www.postgresql.org/about/governance/contributors/
The Contributors Committee curates the Contributor Profiles page. The size and membership of the Committee is self-determined, but ratified by a simple majority vote of the Core Team. Generally the goal is that there be a minimum of three people, with no single company employing a majority of the committee membership.
If you are interested in joining the Contributors Committee, email the Committee at contributors [at] postgresql [dot] org.
Core Team
https://www.postgresql.org/developer/core/
The PostgreSQL Core Team (Core) is the central arbiter of PostgreSQL project policy and governance. The Core Team chooses new members through a private selection process.
You can contact the core team by emailing pgsql-core [at] postgresql [dot] org
Documentation
The Documentation Mailing List is the place to look for all matters relating to project documentation.
You can subscribe through your Community Profile, and you can view the archives at: https://www.postgresql.org/list/pgsql-docs/
If you are interested in working on the Documentation, email the Pgsql-docs mailing list, above.
Event Calendar
The Event Calendar publishes ICS files: https://ics.postgresql.life/
A calendar is available which can be subscribed.
If you are interested in contributing new events, contact Boriss Mejías on Telegram.
Infrastructure Team, aka SysAdmins
The PostgreSQL Sysadmin Team (PGInfra) runs all of the postgresql.org infrastructure. This includes a wide variety of public and non-public services.
An overview of the Infra team is here: https://www.postgresql.org/about/governance/sysadmin/
The public mailing list is here: https://www.postgresql.org/list/pgsql-www/
Subscribe and follow along to see what they are currently working on.
Members are chosen by the existing team from long-term community members. If you are interested in joining the Infra Team, you can contact them at sysadmins [at] lists [dot] postgresql [dot]org.
Nonprofit Organizations
https://www.postgresql.org/about/donate/
There are a number of Community-Recognized PostgreSQL nonprofit organizations. If you are interested in volunteering with an organization, you can contact them through their website.
Postgres Women
https://www.postgresql.org/list/pgsql-women/
Discussion of ideas and events to improve the participation of women in the PostgresSQL international community. All genders welcome.
Security Team
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/
The PostgreSQL Security Team presides over the reporting and fixing of vulnerabilities related to PostgreSQL and closely related projects. Team members are chosen from other groups, such as Core, Committers, and Infra.
Social Media
The project maintains a social media presence on the following platforms:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/postgresql-global-development-group
X/Twitter: @Postgresql
We are open to the idea of joining other channels, if someone is willing to take the responsibility for managing them.
If you are interested in joining the Social Media Team, you can email: twitterteam [at] postgresql [dot] org
Sponsors Committee
The Sponsors Committee maintains the Sponsors pages. Committee members are chosen by existing members, with approval by Core Team.
If you are interested in joining the Sponsors Committee, contact sponsors [at] lists [dot] postgresql [dot]org.
Translation
https://www.postgresql.org/list/pgsql-translators/
We are expanding reach for both the technical documentation and the policy documentation into languages other than English.
If you are interested in working on translations, you can email the list, above.
User Groups
If are interested in starting a PostgreSQL User Group (PUG), please send an email to usergroups (at) postgresql (dot) org and describe the PUG that you want to create.
If a PUG already exists in your area, follow the URLs on this page to find out how to attend and participate: https://www.postgresql.org/community/user-groups/
Discussions about starting and running User Groups can be found on the Advocacy Mailing list. You can subscribe through your Community Profile, and you can view the archives at: https://www.postgresql.org/list/pgsql-advocacy/
Web Team
The Web Team public mailing list is here: https://www.postgresql.org/list/pgsql-www/
For general interest, you can sign up, follow along, and join the discussion!
Team members are chosen by the existing members and approved by Core Team. If you are interested in joining the Web Team, contact the list.
