# Launchpad manual Launchpad is a collaboration platform for open-source projects. It provides everything necessary to build and publish software including bug tracking across different platforms. The most famous software hosted on Launchpad is [Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/). Launchpad’s features include code hosting, issue tracking, translations, and request tracking for bugs and features. Its source code is also open-source, allowing developers to contribute to new features and bug fixes. With its unique qualities, Launchpad is the right tool for companies, professionals, open-source maintainers, and hobbyists alike. ## In this manual | | | |----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | **User quick start:** | [Get started with launchpad](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/get-started/index.html.md#get-started-with-launchpad) • [Host a repository](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/explanation/working-with-code/git-hosting/index.html.md#hosting-git-repositories) • [Community](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/how-to/community-help/index.html.md#help-the-community) | | **Developer quick start:** | [What is Launchpad](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/developer/explanation/ideas-behind-launchpad/scope/index.html.md#what-is-launchpad) • [Setting up Launchpad](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/developer/how-to/get-started/running-quickstart/index.html.md#set-up-and-run-launchpad-quickstart) • [Get the source code](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/developer/how-to/get-started/get-source-code/index.html.md#get-the-source-code) | The Launchpad manual is divided into two sections, according to the user: [End user documentation](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/index.html.md#launchpad-manual-for-users) - For individuals and teams collaborating on open-source software [Developer documentation](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/developer/index.html.md#launchpad-manual-for-developers) - For contributors to the Launchpad project itself ## Project and community Launchpad is a member of the Ubuntu family. It’s an open source project that warmly welcomes community projects, contributions, suggestions, fixes and constructive feedback. * [Code of conduct](https://ubuntu.com/community/ethos/code-of-conduct) * [Get help](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/help/index.html.md) * [Feature highlights](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/explanation/feature-highlights/index.html.md#launchpad-feature-highlights) * [Contribute to our code](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/developer/how-to/common-development-tasks/contributing-changes/index.html.md)