1 # Opening issues {#sec-opening-issues}
3 * Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free)
4 * Make sure there is no open issue on the topic
5 * [Submit a new issue](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/new/choose) by choosing the kind of topic and fill out the template
7 <!-- In the future this section could also include more detailed information on the issue templates -->