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title: InSpec - Community
description: InSpec is an open source (OSS) automated testing tool for integration, compliance, security, and other policy requirements. Contribute to the InSpec project, provide feedback, and ask questions of other community members.
priority: 0.7
change_frequency: daily
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/! header
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          | InSpec is better with friends.
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          | Let’s build together.
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          h3.pad-top-xs Join us on Slack and get answers fast
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            ' Discover best practices, live discussions, and get help from the community. Once you're logged in, join us in the
            b.t-purple #inspec
            '  channel.
          a.button.btn-lg.btn-purple.shadow-dark.margin-top-xs href="http://community-slack.chef.io/" Join us on Slack
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            |  Recaps of past events, quick how-to guides on new functionality, and lots more can be found on the blog.
          a.button.btn-lg.btn-purple.shadow-dark.margin-top-xs href="https://blog.chef.io/category/inspec/" read blog posts
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            | Find an event in your area to learn about InSpec, try it out for yourself, and meet fellow InSpec community members.
          a.button.btn-lg.btn-purple.shadow-dark.margin-top-xs href="https://events.chef.io/events/event-search/category/inspec/" browse inspec events
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            ' Post questions, help out fellow community members, and learn about upcoming events. The
            a href="https://discourse.chef.io/c/chef-release" release announcements
            '  category is a great place to stay in-the-know about new Chef software, too!
          a.button.btn-lg.btn-purple.shadow-dark.margin-top-xs href="https://discourse.chef.io/c/inspec" visit the forums
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          | Whether it’s a code review or a commit, your participation matters.
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          h4.t-purple Contribute
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            |  InSpec is an OSS project created and supported by active and passionate users. If you would like to contribute, we would love to have you.
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            ' We rely on your feedback to improve InSpec. Whether you found a bug or have a great idea for an improvement, join us on
            a href="https://github.com/chef/inspec" GitHub
            ' .
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