Open source Rails app behind iNaturalist.org
Want to help out? Fork the project and check out the Contributing Code to iNaturalist. If you hit problems getting set up, post in our Github discussions. This will ping our engineering team and someone will get back to you. We're a small team, so response might be slow.
Thinking about running your own version of iNaturalist? Consider joining the iNaturalist Network instead of forking the community.
Please don't open GitHub issues for bug reports or feature requests.
We track our work internally and triage inbound requests through the iNaturalist Forum. Compared to an issue here, you're more likely to get a fast response — and to hear from other community members with similar experiences — on the Forum.
- Bug reports: forum.inaturalist.org Bug Reports category
- Feature requests: forum.inaturalist.org Feature Requests category
For security vulnerabilities that require confidential communication, please email help+security@inaturalist.org directly. We don't offer bug bounties, but we do appreciate responsible disclosure.
Use of the Time Zone Geometries feature with the recommended source data will include information from Timezone Boundary Builder, which is made available under the Open Database License (ODbL).
This project is tested with BrowserStack.