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title: How to Join KubeEdge Slack
title: How to Join KubeEdge Slack
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# Slack

Connect with the KubeEdge community to ask questions, share ideas, and stay updated on project developments.

## How to Join

### Step 1: Join CNCF Slack Workspace
1. Visit **[https://slack.cncf.io](https://slack.cncf.io)**
2. Enter your email address
3. Check your email and click the verification link
4. Create your Slack profile
5. Complete the workspace setup

### Step 2: Access KubeEdge Channels
Once you're in the CNCF Slack workspace:

- You can **search for "kubeedge"** in the Slack search bar to find all channels
- Or use the **direct links** below (for existing Slack members)

## KubeEdge Channel Directory

### General & Announcements
- [#kubeedge](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C066UJZJKQE) – General discussion and community questions
- [#kubeedge-announcement](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/C06BCA5MR5Y) – Official project updates and announcements

### Development & Technical
- [#kubeedge-dev](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/C06C13NGR0Q) – Development discussions and technical questions
- [#kubeedge-dashboard](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/C066LNA3015) – Dashboard-related development and issues
- [#kubeedge-docs](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/C06BCA5V1LJ) – Documentation improvements and discussions

### Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
- [#kubeedge-sig-ai](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/C06BQURDQQ1) – AI/ML workloads on edge computing
- [#kubeedge-sig-device-iot](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/C06BC6VQHFD) – IoT device integration and management
- [#kubeedge-sig-robotics](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C066LNMUME3) – Robotics applications and use cases
- [#kubeedge-sig-security](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/C06C13NN1UG) – Security best practices and discussions
- [#kubeedge-sig-mec](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/C06B5LRV3B8) – Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) topics
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There are a couple of issues with the channel directory list:

  1. Inconsistent URL format: The PR description correctly identifies that app.slack.com/client/... URLs are problematic for new users, yet many of the new links use this format. For a better user experience and consistency, all channel links should use the https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/CHANNEL_ID format. This format is more web-friendly as it opens in the browser.

  2. Inconsistent formatting: The line for #kubeedge-announcement is missing the trailing two spaces for a hard line break, which is used on other similar lines.

I've provided a suggestion that fixes both issues by updating the URLs to the cloud-native.slack.com/archives/ format and ensuring consistent formatting.

Suggested change
- [#kubeedge](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C066UJZJKQE) – General discussion and community questions
- [#kubeedge-announcement](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/C06BCA5MR5Y) – Official project updates and announcements
### Development & Technical
- [#kubeedge-dev](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/C06C13NGR0Q) – Development discussions and technical questions
- [#kubeedge-dashboard](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/C066LNA3015) – Dashboard-related development and issues
- [#kubeedge-docs](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/C06BCA5V1LJ) – Documentation improvements and discussions
### Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
- [#kubeedge-sig-ai](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/C06BQURDQQ1) – AI/ML workloads on edge computing
- [#kubeedge-sig-device-iot](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/C06BC6VQHFD) – IoT device integration and management
- [#kubeedge-sig-robotics](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C066LNMUME3) – Robotics applications and use cases
- [#kubeedge-sig-security](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/C06C13NN1UG) – Security best practices and discussions
- [#kubeedge-sig-mec](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/C06B5LRV3B8) – Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) topics
- [#kubeedge](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C066UJZJKQE) – General discussion and community questions
- [#kubeedge-announcement](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C06BCA5MR5Y) – Official project updates and announcements
### Development & Technical
- [#kubeedge-dev](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C06C13NGR0Q) – Development discussions and technical questions
- [#kubeedge-dashboard](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C066LNA3015) – Dashboard-related development and issues
- [#kubeedge-docs](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C06BCA5V1LJ) – Documentation improvements and discussions
### Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
- [#kubeedge-sig-ai](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C06BQURDQQ1) – AI/ML workloads on edge computing
- [#kubeedge-sig-device-iot](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C06BC6VQHFD) – IoT device integration and management
- [#kubeedge-sig-robotics](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C066LNMUME3) – Robotics applications and use cases
- [#kubeedge-sig-security](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C06C13NN1UG) – Security best practices and discussions
- [#kubeedge-sig-mec](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C06B5LRV3B8) – Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) topics


## Tips for New Contributors
- **Start here:** #kubeedge for general questions
- **Technical help:** #kubeedge-dev for development topics
- **Documentation:** #kubeedge-docs for doc improvements

**Best Practices:**
- Search before asking to avoid duplicate questions
- Use threads to keep conversations organized
- Provide full context when asking for help (error messages, versions, etc.)
- Be patient—community members are in multiple time zones

## Troubleshooting
If you can't access a direct link above:
- Join via [slack.cncf.io](https://slack.cncf.io) and search the channel name
- Ask in **#kubeedge** if you need help finding a channel

If you have any questions you are always welcome in KubeEdge channels on the CNCF Slack:

- Navigate to https://slack.cncf.io/ and create your Slack account.
- Find us in one of the following channels and ask your question:
- [#kubeedge](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C066UJZJKQE)
- [#kubeedge-announcement](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C067DTAF4Q1)
- [#kubeedge-dev](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C06718TB6F4)
- [#kubeedge-dashboard](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C066LNA3015)
- [#kubeedge-docs](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C06718RDHCJ)
- [#kubeedge-sig-ai](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C067DTGJJM7)
- [#kubeedge-sig-device-iot](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C067Q8J3KTJ)
- [#kubeedge-sig-robotics](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C066LNMUME3)
- [#kubeedge-sig-security](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C067Q8LC3T2)
- [#kubeedge-sig-mec](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C06716458P5)