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-Please help us by providing all of the details listed below. A complete and thoughtful issue request with research on possible root causes and diagnostics goes a very long way in helping us rapidly get your issues resolved. 
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+name: "⚠️ Where to report issues?"
+about: File issues in the main Eclipse Che repository at https://github.com/eclipse/che/issues
+title: Issues need to be filed in the main Eclipse Che repository
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+## Where to report issues?
+
+This repository is not the primary repository of Eclipse Che.
+
+🚨 Please don't submit new issues here. 🚨
+
+All issues for Eclipse Che are managed at [https://github.com/eclipse/che/issues](https://github.com/eclipse/che/issues).