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  Terraform is a new project with a growing community. Despite this, there are active, dedicated users willing to help you through various mediums.
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<h1>Community</h1>

<p>
Terraform is a new project with a growing community. Despite this,
there are active, dedicated users willing to help you through various
mediums.
</p>
<p>
  <strong>Gitter:</strong> <a href="https://gitter.im/hashicorp-terraform/Lobby">Terraform Gitter Room</a>
</p>
<p>
  <strong>IRC:</strong> Use the <a href="https://irc.gitter.im">Gitter IRC bridge</a>
</p>
<p>
<strong>Mailing list:</strong>
<a href="https://groups.google.com/group/terraform-tool">Terraform Google Group</a>
</p>
<p>
<strong>Bug Tracker:</strong>
<a href="https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues">Issue tracker
	on GitHub</a>. Please only use this for reporting bugs. Do not ask
for general help here. Use IRC or the mailing list for that.
</p>
<p>
<strong>Training:</strong>
Paid <a href="https://www.hashicorp.com/training.html">HashiCorp training courses</a>
are also available in a city near you. Private training courses are also available.
</p>

<h1>People</h1>
<p>
The following people are some of the faces behind Terraform. They each
contribute to Terraform in some core way. Over time, faces may appear and
disappear from this list as contributors come and go.
</p>
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		<img class="pull-left" src="https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/54079122b67de9677c1f93933ce8b63a.png?s=125">
		<div class="bio">
			<h3>Mitchell Hashimoto (<a href="https://github.com/mitchellh">@mitchellh</a>)</h3>
			<p>
			Mitchell Hashimoto is the creator of Terraform and works on all
			layers of Terraform from the core to providers. In addition to Terraform,
			Mitchell is the creator of
			<a href="https://www.vagrantup.com">Vagrant</a>,
			<a href="https://www.packer.io">Packer</a>, and
			<a href="https://www.consul.io">Consul</a>.
			</p>
		</div>
	</div>

	<div class="person">
		<img class="pull-left" src="https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2fafdc19b0f7248e9a1e1e07d5a8b678.png?s=125">
		<div class="bio">
			<h3>Paul Hinze (<a href="https://github.com/phinze">@phinze</a>)</h3>
			<p>
      Paul Hinze is the Project Lead of Terraform. He helps organize the team
      of HashiCorp employees and community members that work on Terraform
      day-to-day. He works on Terraform's core and providers.
      </p>
		</div>
  </div>

	<div class="person">
		<img class="pull-left" src="https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/dfb3948650131e4f0385c3328187cfca.png?s=125">
		<div class="bio">
			<h3>Clint Shryock (<a href="https://github.com/catsby">@catsby</a>)</h3>
			<p>
      Clint Shryock is a HashiCorp Engineer working on Terraform. He is the
      primary maintainer of the AWS provider, and works across all providers.
      Clint is also the primary author of the Fastly provider.
			</p>
		</div>
  </div>

	<div class="person">
		<img class="pull-left" src="https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/61334cbecffccf24984b9a64530a7508.png?s=125">
		<div class="bio">
			<h3>James Nugent (<a href="https://github.com/jen20">@jen20</a>)</h3>
			<p>
      James Nugent is a HashiCorp Engineer working on Terraform. He is one the
      principal developers working in Terraform's core, though he can also be
      found working on providers from time to time as well.
			</p>
		</div>
  </div>

	<div class="person">
		<img class="pull-left" src="https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7a508a1329768332def9abdec9efa6fc?s=125">
		<div class="bio">
			<h3>Jake Champlin (<a href="https://github.com/grubernaut">@grubernaut</a>)</h3>
			<p>
      Jake Champlin is a HashiCorp Engineer working on Terraform. His primary
      focus will be the Terraform Provider Ecosystem.
			</p>
		</div>
  </div>

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