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 # Gitea - Git with a cup of tea
 
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 [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/code.gitea.io/gitea)](https://goreportcard.com/report/code.gitea.io/gitea)
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 ## Docs
 
-For more information and instructions about how to install Gitea please look at our [documentation](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/). If you cannot find some specific information, then head over to our [Discord](https://discord.gg/NsatcWJ) server to chat with us or use the [forum](https://discourse.gitea.io/).
+For more information and instructions about how to install Gitea please look at our [documentation](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/). If you cannot find some specific information, then head over to our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/NsatcWJ) or [Matrix room](https://matrix.to/#/#gitea:matrix.org) to chat with us or use the [forum](https://discourse.gitea.io/).
 
 ## Contributing