www_threefold_io/content/community/index.md

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### **Welcome to the Community**

We’re a 100% open-source and community-driven project. Anyone can contribute to ThreeFold and there are many ways to get involved.

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#### **Thousands** of Community Members | **Many** Participation Opportunities | **Limitless** Potential

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### **Get involved today**

Already today there are many ways to take part!

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#### Farmer

Connects capacity to our new Internet, makes it available to all particpants.

<button>[Farm](/farm)</button>

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#### Grid User

Tests or uses the technology to deploy workloads and/or administer.

<button>[Deploy](/deploy)</button>

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#### TFT Holder

Buys and holds TFT to support the project and use grid services.

<button>[Buy](https://manual.grid.tf/threefold_token/buy_sell_tft/buy_sell_tft.html)</button>

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#### Technology Provider

Creates open source technology to be used on the TF Grid (e.g. TF Tech).

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*Get in touch if you'd like to become a technology provider.*

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#### 3Node Supplier

Builds and sells 3Nodes to the community. Provides support as needed.

<button>[3Node Marketplace](https://marketplace.3node.global/)</button>

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#### Advocate

Supports the project by spreading the word and growing the community.

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### **Community of the future**

These roles will activate soon. Read about [the upcoming cooperative](/blog/threefold-cooperative).

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#### TF Cooperative

Our governance layer, which we are all a part of. Together we build.

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#### Guardians

A trusted group to protect the network and provide governance.

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#### Farming Pools

Help farmers to be more effective.

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#### Network Bridgers

Bridge the old and new (Internets), provide bandwidth to Mycelium.

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#### Digital Sovereign Zones

Leverage TF technology for end-to-end sovereign regulated sandbox environments.

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*Our first digital sovereign zone will come alive in Zanzibar in 2024.*

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#### DePIN Flow Provider

A project (company, community) which will launch us into the DePIN world.

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### **Helpful links for the community**

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[![](discourse.png)](https://forum.threefold.io/)

#### Forum

Ask Questions

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[![](gh.png)](https://github.com/threefoldtech)

#### GitHub

Collaborate

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[![](manual.png)](https://manual.grid.tf)

#### Manual

Dive In

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[![](x.png)](https://twitter.com/threefold_io)

#### X (Twitter)

"Tweet" with us

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[![](tg_news.png)](https://t.me/threefoldnews)

#### Telegram News

Stay updated

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[![](tg_chat.png)](https://t.me/threefold)

#### Telegram Chat

Community conversations

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[![](tg_farm.png)](https://t.me/threefoldfarmers)

#### Telegram Farmers Chat

Farming Community

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[![](tg_chat.png)](https://t.me/threefoldtesting)

#### Telegram Grid Users Chat

Grid User Community

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[![](reddit.png)](https://www.reddit.com/r/threefold/)

#### Reddit

Join in

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[![](youtube.png)](https://www.youtube.com/threefoldfoundation)

#### YouTube

Watch things unfold

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[![](mail.png)](https://www.threefold.io/#subscribe)

#### Mailing List

Updates in your inbox

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[![](linkedin.png)](https://linkedin.com/company/threefold-foundation)

#### LinkedIn

Let's network

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