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title: About ContentDB
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description: Information about ContentDB's development, history, and more
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## Development
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ContentDB was created by [rubenwardy](https://rubenwardy.com/) in 2018, he was lucky enough to have the time available
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as it was submitted as university coursework. To learn about the history and development of ContentDB,
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[see the blog post](https://blog.rubenwardy.com/2022/03/24/contentdb/).
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ContentDB is open source software, licensed under AGPLv3.0.
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<a href="https://github.com/minetest/contentdb/" class="btn btn-primary me-1">Source code</a>
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<a href="https://github.com/minetest/contentdb/issues/" class="btn btn-secondary me-1">Issue tracker</a>
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<a href="https://rubenwardy.com/contact/" class="btn btn-secondary me-1">Contact admin</a>
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<a href="https://monitor.rubenwardy.com/d/3ELzFy3Wz/contentdb" class="btn btn-secondary">Stats / monitoring</a>
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## Why was ContentDB created?
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Before ContentDB, users had to manually install mods and games by unzipping their files into a directory. This is
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poor user experience, especially for first-time users.
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ContentDB isn't just about supporting the in-game content downloader; it's common for technical users to find
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and review packages using the ContentDB website, but install using Git rather than the in-game installer.
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**ContentDB's purpose is to be a well-formatted source of information about mods, games,
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and texture packs for Minetest**.
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## How do I learn how to make mods and games for Minetest?
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You should read
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[the official Minetest Modding Book](https://rubenwardy.com/minetest_modding_book/)
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for a guide to making mods and games using Minetest.
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<h2 id="donate">How can I support / donate to ContentDB?</h2>
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You can donate to rubenwardy to cover ContentDB's costs and support future development.
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For more information about what the cost of ContentDB and what rubenwardy does, see "Why donate".
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<a href="https://rubenwardy.com/donate/" class="btn btn-primary me-1">Why donate</a>
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<a href="https://liberapay.com/rubenwardy" class="btn btn-secondary me-1">Liberapay</a>
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<a href="https://www.patreon.com/rubenwardy/" class="btn btn-secondary me-1">Patreon</a>
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<a href="https://paypal.me/rubenwardy" class="btn btn-secondary me-1">PayPal</a>
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