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# Plot, tag and spotlight every Bitcoin community!
Unlike OSM merchant data, communities live inside the BTC Map database and can only be edited by admins. Grab a keyboard, ping us on Matrix, or fire off an email if you’d like to join the admin crew and help get every Bitcoin community around the world on the map.
Unlike OpenStreetMap (OSM) merchant data, communities live inside the BTC Map database and can only be edited by admins. Grab a keyboard, ping us on [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#btcmap:matrix.org), or fire off an [email](mailto:hello@btcmap.org) if you'd like to join the admin crew and help get every Bitcoin community around the world on the map.
# What you'll need
- A computer with two monitors (makes life easier)
- Access to [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/) (OSM), [Gitea](https://gitea.btcmap.org/) and [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#btcmap:matrix.org)
- Access to BTC Map Admin community page, [Gitea](https://gitea.btcmap.org/) and [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#btcmap:matrix.org)
- A careful eye and a bit of perseverance
**Tip**: use the same handle on OSM, Gitea and Discord so we can ping you quickly if something looks odd
If you'd like, we'll pair you with a buddy who will walk you through tagging your very first ticket.
# Before you start
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### 1. Log in to Gitea
### 2. Pick a ticket
Every ticket carries a blue "community-submission" label. Click any one of them to filter all open submissions in a single shot, or [hit this direct link](https://gitea.btcmap.org/issues?q=&type=your_repositories&state=open&labels=902&milestone=&assignee=&poster=).
Open any open issue → click “Assignees” on the right → choose yourself
### 3. Verify the merchant
Just like Bitcoin, it's "_don't trust but verify_". Search engines, the company website, Facebook and Instagram are your friends.
Rule of thumb: website data wins.
### 4. Check OSM
Click the “OpenStreetMap editor link” in the Gitea ticket.
### 3. Verify the community
Make sure the group is active and laser-focused on bitcoin only. We skip whole country entries; if someone submits one, suggest they create a community organization that multiple communities can be tagged with. Overlapping or multiple communities in the same city/region are totally fine.
### 4. Check logo
To display your community logo on the [communities webpage](https://btcmap.org/communities/africa), please send us your current logo via [email](mailto:hello@btcmap.org) or [Discord message](https://discord.com/invite/9mHeTgX2zb). The file format can be .jpeg, .png, or .svg. For best results, the logo should be approximately square (400 x 400px), since it will be cropped into a circle.
Zoom in/out to see if the place is already mapped.
# Intro
Unlike merchant data on OSM, only admins can edit communities, which are stored directly in the BTC Map DB.
If you would like to be a community admin, please [email us](mailto:hello@btcmap.org) or drop into our [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/9mHeTgX2zb).
# Adding Communities
The video demo (created by [ProfEduStream](https://njump.me/nprofile1qqstmn0p3cu93nqn84ucwns0w3p4da6dfx2j3kczrwlxnpgvavvw7xqcjneqn)) explains how to use the [Admin Web App](https://admin.btcmap.org).
[![area admin video](https://gitea.btcmap.org/teambtcmap/btcmap-general/raw/branch/main/wiki-images/area-admin-video.png)](https://youtu.be/NSc05vzZT1w)
- Please verify the community is active and bitcoin only.
- We do not accept whole country communities. If submissions are made for whole-country communities then suggest creating a Community Organisation that multiple Communities can be tagged with.
- Overlapping and/or multiple Communities per city or region are perfectly reasonable.
## Logo
To display your community logo on the [communities webpage](https://btcmap.org/communities/africa), please send us your current logo via [email](mailto:hello@btcmap.org) or [Discord message](https://discord.com/invite/9mHeTgX2zb). The file format can be .jpeg, .png, or .svg. For best results, the logo should be approximately square (400 x 400px), since it will be cropped into a circle.
# Tagging Guidance
TBD
# Community Admins
# Current community admins
| Who | Regions |