> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://bazel-pr-30012.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Getting Help

This page lists Bazel resources beyond the documentation and covers how to get
support from the Bazel team and community.

<h2 id="search-material">
  Search existing material
</h2>

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)

<h2 id="videos">
  Watch videos
</h2>

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)

<h2 id="community">
  Ask the Bazel community
</h2>

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)

<h2 id="support-level">
  Understand Bazel's support level
</h2>

Please read the [release page](/versions/9.0.0/release) to understand Bazel's release model and
what level of support Bazel provides.

<h2 id="file-bug">
  File a bug
</h2>

If you encounter a bug or want to request a feature, file a [GitHub Issue](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues).