# About the Outreachy category **URL:** \ **Category:** Outreachy\ **Tags:** beginners, hello-world\ **Created:** [September 27, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/about-the-outreachy-category/1756 "2021-09-27T14:20:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jufajardini](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/jufajardini/32/896_2.png) [@jufajardini](https://forum.suricata.io/u/jufajardini)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/about-the-outreachy-category/1756/1 "2021-09-27T14:20:10Z")
Welcome to the Outreachy section! This is the entry-point space in Suricata community for Outreachy applicants. They are welcome to: - introduce themselves; - ask **any** beginner level questions 🙂 - find guidance about Suricata installation, setup, building; git; contribution guidance, or [redmine tickets](https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/projects/suricata/issues)… - ask questions concerning Outreachy participation process within OISF projects’ scope. **Quick guide:** - Please do make sure you’ve read and abide by our [Code of Conduct](https://oisf.net/about-us/) - We prefer to use neutral language (for instance: _hi folks_ instead of _hi guys_) - Before asking a question, please search for similar ones - Help us keep the forum semantically organized: one post per issue/question. Follow-ups are ok as long as they are related to the same question - Use the reply ability ^^ **Useful resources:** - Blogpost: [Guide on Getting started with Suricata](https://suricata.io/2021/09/10/getting-started-contributing-to-suricata/) - [Webinar - A Beginner's Guide to Adding New Features to Suricata - YouTube](https://youtu.be/GEkEIE4kECk) - Newcomers can check this list of [Good First Issues](https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/projects/suricata/issues?query_id=41) in our Redmine ---
**Author:** ![nsengaw4c](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/nsengaw4c/32/1705_2.png) [@nsengaw4c](https://forum.suricata.io/u/nsengaw4c)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/about-the-outreachy-category/1756/2 "2022-10-27T13:31:39Z")
Hi team I am Nsengiyumva Wilberforce , an outreachy applicant. I hope I am not too late for my contributions ---
**Author:** ![jufajardini](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/jufajardini/32/896_2.png) [@jufajardini](https://forum.suricata.io/u/jufajardini)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/about-the-outreachy-category/1756/3 "2022-10-27T14:07:29Z")
Hello Nsengiyumva! 👋 It’s a tight schedule, but the game isn’t over before it ends, right? Please do introduce yourself in the Introductions topic under this category, and have fun with your contribution phase ^^ ---
**Author:** ![Ashabori\_Mayurakkhi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/ashabori_mayurakkhi/32/3154_2.png) [@Ashabori\_Mayurakkhi](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Ashabori_Mayurakkhi)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/about-the-outreachy-category/1756/4 "2024-10-02T04:06:52Z")
Hello! I am Ashabori. Is this the right thread to post question for Dec24-Mar25 interns? My query is that my Linux device uses the Kali Linux operating system, but on a 4 GB RAM. Will that be a big problem? Can you please adivse me on how I can optimize it? Thank you ---
**Author:** ![jufajardini](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/jufajardini/32/896_2.png) [@jufajardini](https://forum.suricata.io/u/jufajardini)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/about-the-outreachy-category/1756/5 "2024-10-02T16:36:47Z")
Hi there, and welcome to our community! 🙂 About this being the right place for asking questions: While you are in the right category, when you have a new question, that has not been addressed by another topic, you can just create a new one. From the Outreachy category main page ([Outreachy - Suricata](https://forum.suricata.io/c/outreachy)), or even the forum, don’t feel afraid of using that `+ New Topic` button, if you don’t find what you’re looking for! Now, with regards to your machine specifications: if you are able to run Suricata for testing purposes, and if you are able to run your coding program of choice, it might be slow, but you should be able to go through the contribution phase. I’m not good at optimizations, but what I did during my contribution phase and first weeks of internship, with my old laptop, was to only have the software that I needed, open, when I was contributing 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ashabori\_Mayurakkhi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/ashabori_mayurakkhi/32/3154_2.png) [@Ashabori\_Mayurakkhi](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Ashabori_Mayurakkhi)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/about-the-outreachy-category/1756/6 "2024-10-04T13:13:27Z")
Thank you! I will do as you suggested.