| --- |
| title: 'Getting Help' |
| --- |
| |
| This page lists Bazel resources beyond the documentation and covers how to get |
| support from the Bazel team and community. |
| |
| ## Search existing material {#search-material} |
| |
| In addition to the documentation, you can find helpful information by searching: |
| |
| * [Bazel user group](https://groups.google.com/g/bazel-discuss) |
| * [Bazel GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/discussions) |
| * [Bazel blog](https://blog.bazel.build/) |
| * [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/bazel) |
| * [`awesome-bazel` resources](https://github.com/jin/awesome-bazel) |
| |
| ## Watch videos {#videos} |
| |
| There are recordings of Bazel talks at various conferences, such as: |
| |
| * Bazel’s annual conference, BazelCon: |
| * [BazelCon 2024](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbzoR-pLrL6ptKfAQNZ5RS4HMdmeilBcw) |
| * [BazelCon 2023](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbzoR-pLrL6rUiqylH-kumoZCWntG1vjp) |
| * [BazelCon 2022](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbzoR-pLrL6rABfcAJO1VWeOUYL1kIn-p) |
| * [BazelCon 2021](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbzoR-pLrL6pO6BaaQ1Ndos53gfRVLEoU) |
| * [BazelCon 2020](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbzoR-pLrL6qZ5JRMtn20_s2uPz9vFYgU) |
| * [BazelCon 2019](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbzoR-pLrL6ogKgytQXqUxJQ6nZlIWoTH) |
| * [BazelCon 2018](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbzoR-pLrL6rBDwC0NMRPS8EJ0VRAW0QR) |
| * [BazelCon 2017](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbzoR-pLrL6qvwchdtlSopLgUrz4J4zKP) |
| * Bazel day on [Google Open Source Live](https://opensourcelive.withgoogle.com/events/bazel) |
| |
| ## Ask the Bazel community {#community} |
| |
| If there are no existing answers, you can ask the community by: |
| |
| * Emailing the [Bazel user group](https://groups.google.com/g/bazel-discuss) |
| * Starting a discussion on [GitHub](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/discussions) |
| * Asking a question on [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/bazel) |
| * Chatting with other Bazel contributors on [Slack](https://slack.bazel.build/) |
| * Consulting a [Bazel community expert](/versions/9.0.0/community/experts) |
| |
| ## Understand Bazel's support level {#support-level} |
| |
| Please read the [release page](/versions/9.0.0/release) to understand Bazel's release model and |
| what level of support Bazel provides. |
| |
| ## File a bug {#file-bug} |
| |
| If you encounter a bug or want to request a feature, file a [GitHub |
| Issue](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues). |
