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## Issues
For questions on how to use PostgREST, please use
[GitHub discussions](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/discussions).
### Reporting an Issue
* Make sure you test against the latest released version. It is possible
we already fixed the bug you're experiencing.
* Also check the `CHANGELOG.md` to see if any unreleased changes affect
the issue. The very newest changes can take a little while to be released
as a new official version.
* Make sure you test against the latest [stable release](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/latest)
and also against the latest [nightly release](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/tag/nightly).
It is possible we already fixed the bug you're experiencing.
* Provide steps to reproduce the issue, including your OS version and
the specific database schema that you are using.
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then [find your logs](http://blog.endpoint.com/2014/11/dear-postgresql-where-are-my-logs.html).
* If your database schema has changed while the PostgREST server is running,
[send the server a `SIGUSR1` signal](http://postgrest.org/en/stable/admin.html#schema-reloading) or restart it to ensure the schema cache
[send the server a `SIGUSR1` signal](http://postgrest.org/en/latest/admin.html#schema-reloading) or restart it to ensure the schema cache
is not stale. This sometimes fixes apparent bugs.
## Code
We have a fully nix-based development environment with many tools for a smooth development workflow available.
Check the [development docs](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/blob/main/nix/README.md) on how to set it up and use it.
### Haskell Conventions
* All contributions must pass the tests before being merged. When
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pull request. There are useful tools in the nix-shell that help with checking this locally. You can run `postgrest-check` to do this manually but
we recommend adding it to `.git/hooks/pre-commit` as `nix-shell --run postgrest-check` to automatically check this before doing a commit.
* For help building the Haskell code on your computer check out the [building from
source](https://postgrest.org/en/stable/development.html#build-from-source) docs section.
### Running Tests
For instructions on running tests, see the official docs hosted here:
https://postgrest.org/en/stable/development.html#running-the-test-suite
For instructions on running tests, see the [development docs](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/blob/main/nix/README.md#testing).