> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.ushahidi.com/platform-developer-documentation/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.ushahidi.com/platform-developer-documentation/platform-developer-documentation.md). # Platform Developer Documentation *** #### What is Ushahidi Platform? The Ushahidi Platform is a crowdsourcing software application that helps you to collect data information important to you, your community, organisation or institution via these datasources: Web, Mobile, SMS and Email. It also helps you to manage and analyze these data information that you have collected. *** #### Set up your developer environment The technical documentation for this part is undergoing a review, but if you want to dive in, set up your developer environment and start contributing, please [read this guide](https://docs.ushahidi.com/platform-developer-documentation/set-up-the-developer-environment-for-ushahidi/). *** #### Code of Conduct To ensure everyone has a good experience, we ask **everyone** that interacts with our community and staff to read our Code of Conduct and values. {% content-ref url="/pages/EWNsWQ89osObRuFr3ABz" %} [Code of Conduct](/platform-developer-documentation/code-of-conduct.md) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/a403qv13ucIx1CbsbA03" %} [Values](/platform-developer-documentation/code-of-conduct/values.md) {% endcontent-ref %} *** #### Navigating Ushahidi Platform Developer documentation At the top left of any page of the Ushahidi platform developer documentation, you will find a dropdown element where you can get to select the version of Ushahidi platform documentation that you want to view. If you are on a mobile phone, then this dropdown is somewhere in the sidebar.