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# RetroDECK Cooker Repository
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# What is RetroDECK Cooker?
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RetroDECK Cooker are the bleeding edge development builds of [RetroDECK ](https://github.com/RetroDECK/RetroDECK ). These builds are only for development and testing purposes.
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## 🛑 Warning! Backup before testing! 🛑
These builds can make you loose all data including `ROMS` , `BIOS` and `Scraped Data` etc..
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We recomend that you don't run Cooker builds on your main gaming machine and wait for Stable Releases.
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## 🛑 Warning! Expect bugs and issues! 🛑
These builds can contain several bug and should be seen as unstable.
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# Can I help you with testing?
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Yes, do the backups above and tell in Discord channel `i-want-to-help` that you are interested in testing out Cooker builds.
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You will get some instructions from one of the mods and be promoted to a `BetaTester` role.
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## Can I contribute to the project in another way?
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Yes! Everybody is welcome to contribute in any way possible if it is personal time or funds, just check out our [Discord ](https://discord.gg/WDc5C9YWMx )!
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- Do you know how to code and want to contribute? Please join the development team!
- Maybe you know graphics, art or UI & UX design? Join the discussion!
- You can just help by helping others in the support or guide people on various social media and communication platforms.
- You can also help by just finding and testing the best configurations for the emulators and the roms.
- Or just help us by doing bug reports on all the issues you find (please check old issues first before submitting a new one).
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- By joining the -new-helpers-start-here channel on [Discord ](discord.gg/WDc5C9YWMx ) and keeping an eye on the [issues ](https://github.com/RetroDECK/RetroDECK/issues ) tab as well as the [Roadmap ](https://github.com/RetroDECK/RetroDECK/milestones ) tab, you can be up to speed on the latest developments on RetroDECK.
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- We have a [Patreon ](https://www.patreon.com/RetroDECK ) page if you want to help us keep our build servers running or just buy us a beverage