Hi Minh, Quoting Victor's mail
Here you have another beginner friendly Jira Ticket https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2505 Some advices: - Access Apache Fineract Jira and assign yourself the ticket - Comment that you are working on it - Request feedback - Fork the Apache Fineract repository - Do the proper changes - Run the Spotless Apply (it is possible that it should be run in different projects/modules) - Build in your local dev environment and confirm that there are no issues - Sign the commit and set the comment using the "FINERACT-{NUMBER}: {Jira text title}" - Create the Pull request, make sure to name the PR "FINERACT-{NUMBER}: {Jira text title}" (it is verified as part of the GitHub Actions) - Please be patient, there are several PRs at this moment and it is possible that we will request to do rebase - Let us know for the review If you have any query please let us know Best regards On Sun, 8 Mar, 2026, 8:56 pm Minh Hùng, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Fineract Community, > My name is Minh, and I am a university student interested in participating > in Google Summer of Code 2026 with Apache Fineract. > I recently started exploring the Fineract codebase and documentation. The > project idea “Create a new backend for front end component (Self-Service > API POC)” caught my attention because it involves designing a service layer > that exposes APIs for consumer applications such as account balance > viewing, transaction initiation, and loan applications. > I understand from the project description that this idea is currently a > draft concept and that candidates should not start working on the ticket > until the evaluation process begins. In the meantime, I would like to > prepare by learning more about the architecture of Apache Fineract and > contributing to the project if possible. > Could you please suggest: > > 1. Recommended areas of the codebase to study for this project idea > 2. Beginner issues that would help me start contributing to Fineract > 3. Any discussions or design documents related to the Self-Service API > concept > > Thank you for your time and for maintaining such an important open-source > project. I look forward to learning from the community and contributing to > Apache Fineract. > Best regards, > Minh > >
