Patches via GitHub

To create a patch, you will open a pull request for the FreeRADIUS project on GitHub.

Ensure you’ve followed the previous Using Git steps by forking the official repository, clone your fork locally, create a branch to make your changes on, and then open a pull request from your branch to the main project.

Open a Pull Request (PR)

If your code merges cleanly, then it’s a couple of clicks to get it merged into the project repository. This is significantly easier for core developers, compared with applying mangled patches sent on the mailing lists.

Follow these steps to complete a PR:

Navigate to your fork on GitHub https://github.com/ <your-github-username>/freeradius-server
Click the "Compare & pull request" button or navigate to the Pull Request tab and click the "New Pull Request" button.

Ensure the base branch is the FreeRADIUS project’s main branch (usually master or main) and the compare branch is the name-of-your-feature-branch from your fork.

Add a title and description for your pull request, explaining the changes you made. *Click "Create pull request" (or "Create draft pull request") to submit your contribution.