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Add CONTRIBUTING guide for Windows users 🪟 #377

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Add CONTRIBUTING guide for Windows users 🪟

File: CONTRIBUTING.md

CONTRIBUTING.md has no Windows specific
setup instructions 💀
Many beginners use Windows fr!!

Fix: add Windows section to CONTRIBUTING.md:

🪟 Windows Setup

If you're on Windows use Git Bash
or WSL for best experience!

clone

git clone https://github.com/anoopcodehack/devboard.git

install deps

cd devboard
npm run install:all

copy env

copy .env.example server.env

run

npm run dev

Common Windows issues:

  • Use Git Bash not CMD
  • If port busy: netstat -ano | findstr :5000
  • MongoDB path issues → use Atlas instead

No code needed — pure markdown!! 🔥
Helps tons of Windows beginners!! 💪

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