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 src="/images/getting-started/knut.svg"
 style="float: right; width: 150px; border: none; margin-left: 25px; margin-bottom: 25px;"
 alt="Knut the Polar Bear">

Hello there!

We're glad you're considering to join Codeberg, the <span style="white-space: nowrap;">community-driven</span>
<span style="white-space: nowrap;">non-profit</span> software development platform.

I'm Knut the Polar Bear, and I'm going to guide you through your first steps on Codeberg.

You can start with [finding out more about Codeberg](/getting-started/what-is-codeberg) or by jumping right to
[your first steps on Codeberg](/getting-started/first-steps).

Welcome to Codeberg! 😊

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