Update contributing.md from staging to master (#697)

benhalverson · web-flow · commit 1c0c3e78c724 · 2020-05-07T14:59:05.000-07:00
* refactor(.gitignore): Added .env.production to .gitignore * docs(contributing.md): Added details on how to contribute (#397) * docs(contributing.md): Added details on how to contribute #396 * docs(contributing.md): Updated the getting started section * docs(contributing.md): Fixed markedown linting errors
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ yarn-error.log
 .DS_Store
 
 .env
+.env.production
 .firebase/*
 coverage
 .vscode
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -54,6 +54,22 @@ In the case of an objection being raised in a pull request by another collaborat
 * [`squash`][] pull-requests made up of multiple commits
 * Land how you like as long as there are no merge commits
 
+## Getting Started
+
+For feature development you should be working from the staging branch.
+
+* Fork
+* Clone your fork `git clone git@github.com:<githubid>/nodejs.dev.git`
+* cd into your project
+* Add the following to your remotes by doing `git remote add upstream git@github.com:nodejs/nodejs.dev.git`
+* Check out the staging branch by doing `git checkout upstream/staging`
+* Create a new branch for your awesome work `git checkout -b branchname`
+* Commit your work
+* Push to your branch `git push -u origin yourbranch`
+* Make a pull request against the remote branch `staging`
+  * Example `https://github.com/nodejs/nodejs.dev/pull/398`
+* Mention @nodejs/website-redesign `/gcbrun`
+
 ## Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
 
 By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
