License Agreement. This is not a copyright _assignment_; it simply gives
Google permission to use and redistribute your contributions as part of the
project.

  - If you are an individual writing original source code and you're sure you
    own the intellectual property, then you'll need to sign an [individual
    CLA][]. Please include your GitHub username.
  - If you work for a company that wants to allow you to contribute your work,

Getting Started
---------------

+ Make sure you have a [JIRA account](https://issues.apache.org/jira/).
+ Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free).
+ If you're planning to implement a new feature, it makes sense to discuss your changes
  on the [dev list](https://maven.apache.org/mailing-lists.html) first.
  This way you can make sure you're not wasting your time on something that isn't

#### Import Gradle into IntelliJ

To import Gradle into IntelliJ:
- Open the `build.gradle.kts` file with IntelliJ and choose "Open as Project"
- Make sure "Create separate module per source set" is selected
- Make sure  "Use default gradle wrapper" is selected
- Select a Java 11 VM as "Gradle JVM"
- In the "File already exists" dialogue, choose "Yes" to overwrite

$ git fetch upstream
$ git merge upstream/master
...
```

### Create your feature branch

Before making code changes, make sure you create a separate branch for these changes

```
git checkout -b my-new-feature
```

### Test MinIO server changes

After your code changes, make sure

- To add test cases for the new code. If you have questions about how to do it, please ask on our [Slack](https://slack.min.io) channel.

See the [security policy](https://golang.org/security) for details.

The recommended way to file an issue is by running `go bug`.
Otherwise, when filing an issue, make sure to answer these five questions:

1. What version of Go are you using (`go version`)?
2. What operating system and processor architecture are you using?
3. What did you do?
4. What did you expect to see?