diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 3890062d6..b15bffdc8 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -2,24 +2,24 @@
 # https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/gitattributes.html
 
 # Ignore all test and documentation with "export-ignore".
-/.github                    export-ignore
-/.phpunit.cache             export-ignore
-/build                      export-ignore
-/database/database.sqlite   export-ignore
-/database/sqlite.database.  export-ignore
-/docs                       export-ignore
-/resources/views/tests      export-ignore
-/tests                      export-ignore
-/vendor                     export-ignore
-/.editorconfig              export-ignore
-/.gitattributes             export-ignore
-/.gitignore                 export-ignore
-/.php-cs-fixer.cache        export-ignore
-/.php-cs-fixer.php          export-ignore
-/phpunit.result.cache       export-ignore
-/phpstan.neon               export-ignore
-/phpunit.xml.dist           export-ignore
-/psalm.xml                                                 export-ignore
+/.github                                                export-ignore
+/.phpunit.cache                                         export-ignore
+/build                                                  export-ignore
+/database/database.sqlite                               export-ignore
+/database/sqlite.database.                              export-ignore
+/docs                                                   export-ignore
+/resources/views/tests                                  export-ignore
+/tests                                                  export-ignore
+/vendor                                                 export-ignore
+/.editorconfig                                          export-ignore
+/.gitattributes                                         export-ignore
+/.gitignore                                             export-ignore
+/.php-cs-fixer.cache                                    export-ignore
+/.php-cs-fixer.php                                      export-ignore
+/phpunit.result.cache                                   export-ignore
+/phpstan.neon                                           export-ignore
+/phpunit.xml.dist                                       export-ignore
+/psalm.xml                                              export-ignore
 /psalm.xml.dist                                         export-ignore
 /testbench.yaml                                         export-ignore
 /codecov.yml                                            export-ignore
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d5834f1b7..a36981422 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ phpunit.xml.dist.dev
 .history/*
 .env
 phpunit.xml.bak
-phpstan.txt
+phpstan.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4e9fea06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Contributing
+Contributions are very welcome, please find below a summary of what is expected from contributions:
+
+- Follow the conventions for methods, adding to the relevant configuration/helper trait
+- Add properties to the "With" trait
+- Typehint both properties and return values
+- Add a comment to the method
+- Add tests for new methods
+- Add documentation for new methods
\ No newline at end of file