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I started contributing to a project named Vorta ( https://vorta.borgbase.com/ ) because:

1- I use the app and wanted to give back something.

2- I use many open source software and wanted to help a small open source tool.

3- Practice my coding skills on a open source project.

It does require some commitment from your part but you can help with small things that don't require a lot of your time, like writing documentation, translating, testing. You can commit maybe 1hr a day/week to write/translate documentation, or test a bug someone fixed.

I started doing translations because it was simple enough for me to begin understanding the projects processes and the code.

Also, it feels good that you are helping the project continue and be used by other people like you even if they don't contribute.