# Community Roles

Individuals in the following roles are the backbone of our community.

Frequently, individuals will act in different roles at different times, or multiple at once.

For example, a _maintainer_ will frequently act as a _contributor_ and a contributor is likely a regular _user_ of the tools they contribute to.

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##### [Project User](https://contribute.sonatype.com/docs/community_roles/user/)

##### [Project Contributor](https://contribute.sonatype.com/docs/community_roles/contributor/)

##### [Project Maintainer](https://contribute.sonatype.com/docs/community_roles/maintainer/)

##### [Organization Admin](https://contribute.sonatype.com/docs/community_roles/admin/)