|   | 1 | = Trac Support =  | 
                  
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                          |   | 3 | Like in most [http://www.opensource.org/ open source projects], "free" Trac support is available primarily through the community itself, mainly through the [trac:MailingList mailing list] and the [trac: project wiki]. The latter is the authoritative source for the TracGuide (administrator and user guides for Trac).  | 
                  
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                          |   | 5 | There is also an [trac:IrcChannel IRC channel], where people might be able to help out. Much of the 'live' development discussions also happen there.  | 
                  
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                          |   | 7 | Before you start a new support query, make sure you've done the appropriate searching:  | 
                  
                          |   | 8 |  * in the project's [trac:TracFaq FAQ]  | 
                  
                          |   | 9 |  * in past messages to the [http://groups.google.com/group/trac-users Trac Users Mailing List]  | 
                  
                          |   | 10 |  * in the Trac ticket system, using either a [trac:search:?q=&ticket=on&wiki=on full search] or a [trac:query: ticket query].  | 
                  
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                          |   | 12 | Please '''don't''' create a ticket in trac.egdewall.org for asking a support question about Trac. Only use it when you face a ''real'' and ''new'' bug in Trac, and do so only after having read the [trac:NewTicketGuidelines NewTicketGuidelines]. The more a bug report or enhancement request complies with those guidelines, the higher the chances are that it will be fixed or implemented promptly!  | 
                  
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                          |   | 15 | See also: [trac:MailingList], [trac:TracTroubleshooting], [trac:CommercialServices]  |