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.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/---bug-report.md

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+---
+name: "\U0001F41E Bug report"
+about: Create a report to help us improve
+title: "Your title here"
+labels: ['bug', 'unconfirmed']
+assignees: Ultrazombie
+
+---
+
+**Describe the bug**
+A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
+
+**Your Server Environment**
+<!-- 🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅 Choose one of the following or write your own 🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅-->
+* [Live Demo](https://demo.thingsboard.io)
+* [ThingsBoard Cloud](https://thingsboard.cloud)
+* own setup
+  * Deployment: monolith or microservices
+  * Deployment type: deb, rpm, exe, docker-compose, k8s, ami
+  * ThingsBoard Version
+  * Community or Professional Edition
+  * OS Name and Version
+
+**Your Client Environment**
+<!-- 🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅 Choose one of the following or write your own 🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅-->
+**Desktop (please complete the following information):**
+
+* OS: [e.g. iOS]
+* Browser [e.g. chrome, safari]
+* Version [e.g. 22]
+
+**Smartphone (please complete the following information):**
+* Device: [e.g. iPhone6]
+* OS: [e.g. iOS8.1]
+* Browser [e.g. stock browser, safari]
+* Version [e.g. 22]
+
+**Your Device**
+
+* Connectivity
+  * MQTT
+  * HTTP
+  * CoAP
+  * Gateway
+  * Integration: (Specify name) 
+* Device vendor and model
+
+**To Reproduce**
+Steps to reproduce the behavior:
+1. Go to '...'
+2. Click on '....'
+3. Scroll down to '....'
+4. See error
+
+**Expected behavior**
+A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
+
+**Screenshots**
+If applicable, please add screenshots to help explain your problem.
+
+**Additional context**
+Please feel free to add any other context about the problem here.
+
+________________________________________________________________
+**Disclaimer** 
+
+We appreciate your contribution whether it is a bug report, feature request, or pull request with improvement (hopefully). Please comply with the [Community ethics policy](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/acceptable-use-policies/github-acceptable-use-policies), and do not expect us to answer your requests immediately. Also, do not treat *GitHub issues* as a support channel. 

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md

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+---
+name: Feature request
+about: Suggest an idea for this project
+title: "Your title here"
+labels: ['feature']
+assignees: 'Ultrazombie'
+
+---
+
+**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
+A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...]
+
+**Describe the solution you'd like**
+A clear and concise description of what you want to happen.
+
+**Describe alternatives you've considered**
+A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.
+
+**Additional context**
+Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here.
+
+_____________________________________________________
+**Disclaimer** 
+
+We appreciate your contribution whether it is a bug report, feature request, or pull request with improvement (hopefully). Please comply with the [Community ethics policy](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/acceptable-use-policies/github-acceptable-use-policies)), and do not expect us to answer your requests immediately. Also, do not treat *GitHub issues* as a support channel.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question.md

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+---
+name: Question
+about: Describe your questions in detail
+title: "Your title here"
+labels: ['question']
+assignees: 'Ultrazombie'
+
+---
+
+**Component**
+
+<!-- Choose one of the following and delete all others. -->
+ * UI
+ * Rule Engine
+ * Installation
+ * Generic
+
+**Description**
+Clear and concise details.
+
+**Environment**
+<!-- Add information about your environment and ThingsBoard version if applicable -->
+ * OS:  name and version
+ * ThingsBoard: version
+ * Browser: name and version
+
+___________________________________________________________
+**Disclaimer** 
+
+We appreciate your contribution whether it is a bug report, feature request, or pull request with improvement (hopefully). Please comply with the [Community ethics policy](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/acceptable-use-policies/github-acceptable-use-policies), and do not expect us to answer your requests immediately. Also, do not treat *GitHub issues* as a support channel.

.github/release.yml

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+#
+# Copyright © 2016-2026 The Thingsboard Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - Ignore for release
+  categories:
+    - title: 'Major Core & Rule Engine'
+      labels:
+        - 'Major Core'
+        - 'Major Rule Engine'
+
+    - title: 'Major UI'
+      labels:
+        - 'Major UI'
+
+    - title: 'Major Transport'
+      labels:
+        - 'Major Transport'
+
+    - title: 'Major Edge'
+      labels:
+        - 'Major Edge'
+
+    - title: 'Core & Rule Engine'
+      labels:
+        - 'Core'
+        - 'Rule Engine'
+      exclude:
+        labels:
+          - 'Bug'
+
+    - title: 'UI'
+      labels:
+        - 'UI'
+      exclude:
+        labels:
+          - 'Bug'
+
+    - title: 'Transport'
+      labels:
+        - 'Transport'
+      exclude:
+        labels:
+          - 'Bug'
+
+    - title: 'Edge'
+      labels:
+        - 'Edge'
+      exclude:
+        labels:
+          - 'Bug'
+
+    - title: 'Bug: Core & Rule Engine'
+      labels:
+        - 'Bug'
+      exclude:
+        labels:
+          - 'UI'
+          - 'Transport'
+          - 'Edge'
+
+    - title: 'Bug: UI'
+      labels:
+        - 'Bug'
+      exclude:
+        labels:
+          - 'Core'
+          - 'Rule Engine'
+          - 'Transport'
+          - 'Edge'
+
+    - title: 'Bug: Transport'
+      labels:
+        - 'Bug'
+      exclude:
+        labels:
+          - 'Core'
+          - 'Rule Engine'
+          - 'UI'
+          - 'Edge'
+
+    - title: 'Bug: Edge'
+      labels:
+        - 'Bug'
+      exclude:
+        labels:
+          - 'Core'
+          - 'Rule Engine'
+          - 'UI'
+          - 'Transport'

.github/workflows/check-configuration-files.yml

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+#
+# Copyright © 2016-2026 The Thingsboard Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+name: Check configuration files
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'application/src/main/resources/thingsboard.yml'
+      - 'transport/http/src/main/resources/tb-http-transport.yml'
+      - 'transport/http/src/main/resources/tb-mqtt-transport.yml'
+      - 'transport/http/src/main/resources/tb-coap-transport.yml'
+      - 'transport/http/src/main/resources/tb-lwm2m-transport.yml'
+      - 'transport/http/src/main/resources/tb-snmp-transport.yml'
+      - 'msa/vc-executor/src/main/resources/tb-vc-executor.yml'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Check thingsboard.yml file
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up Python 3.13
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.13.2"
+          architecture: "x64"
+        env:
+          AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY: /opt/hostedtoolcache
+      - name: Run Verification Script
+        run: python3 tools/src/main/python/check_yml_file.py

.github/workflows/license-header-format.yml

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+#
+# Copyright © 2016-2026 The Thingsboard Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+name: License header format
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
+      - 'develop/3*'
+      - 'hotfix/3*'
+
+jobs:
+  license-format:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'corretto' # https://github.com/actions/setup-java?tab=readme-ov-file#supported-distributions
+          java-version: '21'
+          cache: 'maven' # https://github.com/actions/setup-java?tab=readme-ov-file#caching-sbt-dependencies
+
+      - name: License header format
+        run: mvn -T 1C license:format
+
+      - name: License header format (msa/black-box-tests/)
+        run: mvn -T 1C license:format -f msa/black-box-tests/
+
+      - name: Set Git user information
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "ThingsBoard Bot"
+          git config user.email "noreply@thingsboard.io"
+
+      - name: Check and push changes
+        run: |
+          git diff --exit-code || git commit -am "License header format" && git push

.gitignore

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 **/build
 **/target
 **/Californium.properties
+**/Californium3.properties
 **/.env
 .instance_id
 rebuild-docker.sh
+*/.run/**
+.run/**
+.run