Project website
The official Neptune Cash website — vision, whitepaper, blog, docs, and developer resources.
Find your place in Neptune Cash
Forum
Ask questions, share ideas, and dig into deeper discussions with the Neptune community.
Telegram
Where the community hangs out. Fast, informal, and the quickest way to get a response from someone who knows.
X accounts
Stay in the loop. @NeptuneCash for official updates, @CodewordNeptune for community takes.
Every contribution matters
Neptune Cash is still early, and every meaningful contribution helps strengthen the software, network, documentation, and community. Whether you write code, test wallets, create tutorials, answer questions, or help spread awareness, your support helps move Neptune Cash forward.
Simple contribution paths
I'm new
Start by running the wallet, asking questions, and sharing where you get stuck.
I'm technical
Run a node, test the software, report bugs, build tools, or contribute code.
I'm a creator
Make tutorials, explainers, videos, graphics, FAQs, or translations.
I'm community-minded
Welcome newcomers, answer questions, moderate discussions, and help keep the community healthy.
I'm ecosystem-focused
Explore integrations, partnerships, funding models, roadmap ideas, or smart-contract experiments.
Contribution principles
Build before hype
Help make the software and network strong before pushing for mass adoption.
Be useful
Small, practical contributions are better than vague support.
Be transparent
Share what you are working on, ask questions, and document what you learn.
Help others
A friendly, informed community is part of the product.
Keep improving
Test, report, document, teach, build, and repeat.
1. Run and test the software
Help make Neptune Cash more reliable by using it in real conditions.
You can:
- Run a full node
- Run a bootstrap node
- Test the Neptune Wallet
- Try sending and receiving payments
- Test experimental features such as animated QR payments
- Stress-test the testnet
- Report bugs, issues, and pain points
This is one of the most valuable ways to help, because a strong network and solid software foundation come before wider adoption.
2. Report bugs and improve the user experience
Good feedback helps developers find problems faster and improve the product.
You can:
- Open GitHub issues
- Share wallet or node setup problems
- Report confusing flows or unclear error messages
- Suggest improvements
- Ask questions on Neptune Talk
Even small reports are useful when they help identify friction for future users.
3. Build tools, integrations, and experiments
Technical contributors can help expand the Neptune Cash ecosystem.
Ideas include:
- Build with the RPC APIs
- Create developer tools
- Work on wallet integrations
- Explore plugins for BTCPay Server, Umbrel, browsers, or Neptune Core
- Help with reproducible builds and installers
- Experiment with Triton VM, TASM, and smart contracts
- Contribute to open-source mining or prover work
The forum discussion specifically highlights RPC-based tools, plugins, smart-contract experiments, reproducible builds, installers, and open-source GPU miner/prover work as useful contribution areas.
4. Create educational content
Neptune Cash needs clear, beginner-friendly material.
You can create:
- Tutorials
- Wallet setup guides
- Node setup guides
- FAQs
- Developer guides
- Video walkthroughs
- Animated explainers
- Translations
- Diagrams, graphics, and short explainers
Educational content is especially helpful while the project is still evolving and the user experience is improving.
5. Support the community
A strong community makes the project easier to join and easier to trust.
You can:
- Welcome new members
- Answer questions in forums and chats
- Help people troubleshoot
- Share useful resources
- Reduce scams, spam, and misinformation
- Keep discussions friendly, professional, and transparent
Not every contribution needs to be technical. Helping others understand and use Neptune Cash is already valuable.
6. Spread awareness responsibly
Help introduce Neptune Cash to people who are likely to understand and appreciate it.
You can:
- Share development updates
- Write articles or social posts
- Create graphics, videos, or explainers
- Talk about Neptune Cash in privacy, cryptography, and cypherpunk communities
- Introduce the project to relevant wallets, exchanges, payment tools, or crypto projects
The key is quality over hype: focus on people who are already interested in privacy technology, cryptography, and fair-launch crypto projects.
7. Help shape the ecosystem
Community members can also contribute to longer-term direction.
You can:
- Propose improvements
- Participate in public discussions
- Help define priorities
- Contribute roadmap ideas
- Explore community funding models
- Help design transparent community support systems
The forum discussion includes ideas around a community crowdfunding system, roadmap development, smart-contract-based funding, and broader ecosystem growth.
Read the docs
Start with the Neptune documentation to understand the protocol, wallet, node, transactions, proofs, and core concepts.
Explore the code
Browse the repos, read the READMEs, build locally, and look through open issues.
Run the software
The best way to learn is to run the software. Try the release branch first, create a wallet, start the daemon, and explore the CLI or dashboard.
Suggested workflow
- Find an issue — Browse open issues on GitHub and pick something that interests you.
- Share your approach early — Post on Neptune Talk or open a draft PR before you get too deep, so you're not building in the wrong direction.
- Submit and stay engaged — Open your PR, respond to feedback, and see it through to merge.