# Dendrite [](https://buildkite.com/matrix-dot-org/dendrite) [](https://circleci.com/gh/matrix-org/dendrite) [](https://matrix.to/#/#dendrite-dev:matrix.org) [](https://matrix.to/#/#dendrite:matrix.org) Dendrite will be a matrix homeserver written in go. It's still very much a work in progress, but installation instructions can be found in [INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md) An overview of the design can be found in [DESIGN.md](DESIGN.md) # Contributing Everyone is welcome to help out and contribute! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started! We aim to try and make it as easy as possible to jump in. # Discussion For questions about Dendrite we have a dedicated room on Matrix [#dendrite:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#dendrite:matrix.org). Development discussion should happen in [#dendrite-dev:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#dendrite-dev:matrix.org). # Progress There's plenty still to do to make Dendrite usable! We're tracking progress in a [project board](https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/projects/2).