diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
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+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
-If you would like to contribute to the development of OpenStack,
-you must follow the steps in this page:
+The source repository for this project can be found at:
- https://docs.openstack.org/infra/manual/developers.html
+ https://opendev.org/openstack/nova
-Once those steps have been completed, changes to OpenStack
-should be submitted for review via the Gerrit tool, following
-the workflow documented at:
+Pull requests submitted through GitHub are not monitored.
- https://docs.openstack.org/infra/manual/developers.html#development-workflow
+To start contributing to OpenStack, follow the steps in the contribution guide
+to set up and use Gerrit:
-Pull requests submitted through GitHub will be ignored.
+ https://docs.openstack.org/contributors/code-and-documentation/quick-start.html
-Bugs should be filed on Launchpad, not GitHub:
+Bugs should be filed on Launchpad:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova
+
+For more specific information about contributing to this repository, see the
+Nova contributor guide:
+
+ https://docs.openstack.org/nova/latest/contributor/contributing.html
diff --git a/doc/source/contributor/contributing.rst b/doc/source/contributor/contributing.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+============================
+So You Want to Contribute...
+============================
+
+For general information on contributing to OpenStack, please check out the
+`contributor guide `_ to get started.
+It covers all the basics that are common to all OpenStack projects: the accounts
+you need, the basics of interacting with our Gerrit review system, how we
+communicate as a community, etc.
+
+Below will cover the more project specific information you need to get started
+with nova.
+
+Communication
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+:doc:`how-to-get-involved`
+
+Contacting the Core Team
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The overall structure of the Nova team is documented on `the wiki
+`_.
+
+New Feature Planning
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If you want to propose a new feature please read the :doc:`blueprints` page.
+
+Task Tracking
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+We track our tasks in `Launchpad `__.
+
+If you're looking for some smaller, easier work item to pick up and get started
+on, search for the 'low-hanging-fruit' tag.
+
+Reporting a Bug
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+You found an issue and want to make sure we are aware of it? You can do so on
+`Launchpad `__.
+More info about Launchpad usage can be found on `OpenStack docs page
+`_.
+
+Getting Your Patch Merged
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+All changes proposed to the Nova requires two ``Code-Review +2`` votes from
+Nova core reviewers before one of the core reviewers can approve patch by
+giving ``Workflow +1`` vote. More detailed guidelines for reviewers of Nova
+patches are available at :doc:`code-review`.
+
+
+Project Team Lead Duties
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+All common PTL duties are enumerated in the `PTL guide
+`_.
+
+For the Nova specific duties you can read the Nova PTL guide
+:doc:`ptl-guide`
diff --git a/doc/source/contributor/index.rst b/doc/source/contributor/index.rst
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--- a/doc/source/contributor/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/contributor/index.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ enhance documentation, and increase testing. Contributions of any type are
valuable, and part of what keeps the project going. Here are a list of
resources to get your started.
+Basic Information
+=================
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 2
+
+ contributing
+
Getting Started
===============
diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index 8dd745533c62..042884fc08c6 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ Reference Material
For Contributors
================
+* :doc:`contributor/contributing`: If you are a new contributor this should
+ help you to start contributing to Nova.
* :doc:`contributor/index`: If you are new to Nova, this should help you start
to understand what Nova actually does, and why.
* :doc:`reference/index`: There are also a number of technical references on
@@ -234,6 +236,7 @@ For Contributors
:hidden:
contributor/index
+ contributor/contributing
reference/index
.. only:: html