# Welcome to LedgerSMB

## What is LedgerSMB

LedgerSMB is a double entry accounting system offering a wide variety of related functionalities, such as

- invoicing
- bank reconciliation
- ordering
- keeping stock
- tracking hours (timecards)
- shipping & receiving
- tracking of unpaid invoices

## Community resources

Community support for LedgerSMB is a available through various channels, ranging from static all the way to near-realtime (depending on availability of people):

- The project website
- The FAQ
- The mailing list archives

For a more interactive experience, please join one of the mailing lists

There's also the near-realtime chat experience in the matrix "LedgerSMB" room

## Contributing

The project is always looking for contributions. The easiest ways to contribute to the project are:

- Report your bugs and problems to the project's GitHub bug tracker or mailing lists
- Help translate the software through the LedgerSMB project Transifex web-based translation project
- Fix a bug and submit a "Pull Request"
  When you do, please start with one marked 'bite-sized' and contact the development team through IRC and/or matrix for help getting started.