# Contributing

## TL;DR

### 1 Install system packages

```bash
sudo pacman -Syu --needed \
  base-devel \
  git \
  python \
  uv \
  sqlite \
  curl \
  wget \
  openssh \
  squashfs-tools \
  e2fsprogs \
  caddy \
  podman
```

Notes:
- `uv` is package/dependency runner used by repo.
- `squashfs-tools`, `openssh`, and `e2fsprogs` are needed for `get_rootfs.bash` image prep flow.

### 2 Bootstrap project

```bash
uv sync
```

### 3 Day-to-day commands

```bash
uv run python manage.py check
uv run pytest -n 5 -q
uv run ruff check . --fix
uv run ruff format .
```