Merge pull request #22 from Jashpatel1/Jashpatel1/Docs

added CONTRIBUTING.md

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+# <a name="contributing">Contributing Overview</a>
+Please do! Thanks for your help improving the project! :balloon:
+
+All contributors are welcome. Please see the [newcomers welcome guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/17OPtDE_rdnPQxmk2Kauhm3GwXF1R5dZ3Cj8qZLKdo5E/edit) for how, where and why to contribute. This project is community-built and welcomes collaboration. Contributors are expected to adhere to our [Code of Conduct](.CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
+
+Not sure where to start? First, see the [newcomers welcome guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/17OPtDE_rdnPQxmk2Kauhm3GwXF1R5dZ3Cj8qZLKdo5E/edit). Grab an open issue with the [help-wanted label](../../labels/help%20wanted) and jump in. Join the [Slack account](http://slack.layer5.io) and engage in conversation. Create a [new issue](/../../issues/new/choose) if needed.  All [pull requests](/../../pulls) should reference an open [issue](/../../issues). Include keywords in your pull request descriptions, as well as commit messages, to [automatically close issues in GitHub](https://help.github.com/en/github/managing-your-work-on-github/closing-issues-using-keywords).
+
+**Sections**
+- <a name="contributing">General Contribution Flow</a>
+  - <a href="#commit-signing">Developer Certificate of Origin</a>
+
+## <a name="commit-signing">Signing-off on Commits (Developer Certificate of Origin)</a>
+
+To contribute to this project, you must agree to the Developer Certificate of
+Origin (DCO) for each commit you make. The DCO is a simple statement that you,
+as a contributor, have the legal right to make the contribution.
+
+See the [DCO](https://developercertificate.org) file for the full text of what you must agree to
+and how it works [here](https://github.com/probot/dco#how-it-works).
+To signify that you agree to the DCO for contributions, you simply add a line to each of your
+git commit messages:
+
+```
+Signed-off-by: Jane Smith <jane.smith@example.com>
+```
+
+In most cases, you can add this signoff to your commit automatically with the
+`-s` or `--signoff` flag to `git commit`. You must use your real name and a reachable email
+address (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions). An example of signing off on a commit:
+```
+$ commit -s -m “my commit message w/signoff”
+```
+
+To ensure all your commits are signed, you may choose to add this alias to your global ```.gitconfig```:
+
+*~/.gitconfig*
+```
+[alias]
+  amend = commit -s --amend
+  cm = commit -s -m
+  commit = commit -s
+```
+Or you may configure your IDE, for example, Visual Studio Code to automatically sign-off commits for you:
+
+<a href="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7570704/64490167-98906400-d25a-11e9-8b8a-5f465b854d49.png" ><img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7570704/64490167-98906400-d25a-11e9-8b8a-5f465b854d49.png" width="50%"><a>
+
+# <a name="maintaining"> Reviews</a>
+All contributors are invited to review pull requests. See this short video on [how to review a pull request](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isLfo7jfE6g&feature=youtu.be).
+
+# New to Git?
+Resources: https://lab.github.com and https://try.github.com/
+
+### License
+
+This repository and site are available as open source under the terms of the [Apache 2.0 License](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0).