# New contributor - exploring OpenELIS for GSoC 2027

**URL:** <https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/new-contributor-exploring-openelis-for-gsoc-2027/2407>\
**Category:** GSOC\
**Tags:** dev\_setup, intro\
**Created:** [September 1, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/new-contributor-exploring-openelis-for-gsoc-2027/2407 "2026-09-01T12:46:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rishikesh\_Jha](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/rishikesh_jha/32/1306_2.png) [@Rishikesh\_Jha](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Rishikesh_Jha)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/new-contributor-exploring-openelis-for-gsoc-2027/2407/1 "2026-09-01T12:46:43Z")

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Hi everyone! I am Rishikesh, a CS student focused on Java and DSA. I have got OpenELIS-Global-2 set up locally with Docker, Java 21, and Maven, and I’m currently exploring the codebase to find a good first issue to work on.

I am looking forward to contributing to the project and getting involved with the community ahead of GSoC 2027. Glad to be here!

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**Author:** ![Rishikesh\_Jha](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/rishikesh_jha/32/1306_2.png) [@Rishikesh\_Jha](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Rishikesh_Jha)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/new-contributor-exploring-openelis-for-gsoc-2027/2407/2 "2026-09-01T22:22:22Z")

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Small update on my end: I have been cross-checking a few open “good first  
issue” bugs against the latest develop branch by actually running the  
tests locally (not just reading the issue) — #3994’s remaining clusters,  
#4042, #3660, and #2628 all turned out to be already resolved by recent  
merges. Since manually verifying each one is taking a while, would  
appreciate a pointer to something that’s confirmed still open — happy to  
jump in right away once I have one.

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**Author:** ![Agaba\_Derrick\_Junior](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/agaba_derrick_junior/32/503_2.png) [@Agaba\_Derrick\_Junior](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Agaba_Derrick_Junior)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/new-contributor-exploring-openelis-for-gsoc-2027/2407/3 "2026-09-07T19:49:19Z")

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@have you tried to go through all our good first [issues](https://github.com/DIGI-UW/OpenELIS-Global-2/issues)