---
title: Building communities
intro: 'Whether your project is open source or private, you can build a healthy and effective environment for collaboration.'
redirect_from:
  - /categories/building-a-strong-community
  - /github/building-a-strong-community
versions:
  free-pro-team: '*'
  enterprise-server: '*'
  github-ae: '*'
topics:
  - Community
---

{% link_with_intro /setting-up-your-project-for-healthy-contributions %}
{% link_with_intro /using-templates-to-encourage-useful-issues-and-pull-requests %}
{% link_with_intro /moderating-comments-and-conversations %}
{% link_with_intro /maintaining-your-safety-on-github %}
{% link_with_intro /documenting-your-project-with-wikis %}