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+---
+name: "⚠️ Where to report issues?"
+about: File issues in the main Eclipse Che repository at [https://github.com/eclipse/che/issues](https://github.com/eclipse/che/issues).
+title: Issues need to be filed in the main Eclipse Che repository
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+## Where to report issues?
+
+This repository is not the primary repository of Eclipse Che.
+
+🚨 Please don't submit new issues here. 🚨
+
+All issues for Eclipse Che are managed at [https://github.com/eclipse/che/issues](https://github.com/eclipse/che/issues).
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 [![asciicast](https://asciinema.org/a/216201.svg)](https://asciinema.org/a/216201)
 
+## Report issues
+
+Issues are tracked on the main Eclipse Che Repository: https://github.com/eclipse/che/issues
+
+[![New questions](https://img.shields.io/badge/New-question-blue.svg?style=flat-curved)](https://github.com/eclipse/che/issues/new?labels=area/chectl,kind/question)
+[![New bug](https://img.shields.io/badge/New-bug-red.svg?style=flat-curved)](https://github.com/eclipse/che/issues/new?labels=area/chectl,kind/bug)
+
+## Table Of Contents
 
 <!-- toc -->
 * [Installation](#installation)