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+# Contributing
+
+Development of this template happens at
+[git.montehaselino.de](https://git.montehaselino.de/DHBW/dhbw-abb-typst-template).
+For this reason pull request opened at any mirror such as on GitHub, will not be
+merged as this would compromise the push mirror.
+
+Pull requests shall be opened exclusively in the official
+[repository](https://git.montehaselino.de/DHBW/dhbw-abb-typst-template).
+Issues may be created at GitHub or the official repository.
+Beware, that linked pull requests and issues in commits messages refer to those
+in the official instance and may be broken or invalid on mirrors such as GitHub.
+
+Direct pushes to the `main` branch are discouraged. In order to make a change
+create a new pull request and wait for a maintainer to merge it. Note that in
+order to be able to merge, the continuous integration pipeline must run
+successfully.