Zulip Quick Start Guide: Getting the most from your Zulip community – in 3 key ways

2026/03/03 by Samantha Wittke, Danny Garside, Katie Pratt +1 · 1 voice

paper · doi:10.5281/zenodo.18624145

openalex publication_date 2026/03/03 · openalex created_date 2026/03/04 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01

Abstract

This quick start guide is a brief technical orientation for Zulip community members to help them to set up their profile and configure Zulip notifications in a way that works for them. It was co-created by CSCCE staff and community members after a January 2026 CSCCE Tools Trial. Shared under a CC-BY license. You are welcome to remix and reuse this document and with attribution to CSCCE. About CSCCE The Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement (CSCCE) champions the importance of human infrastructure for effective collaboration in STEM. We provide training and support for the people who make scientific collaborations succeed at scale - and we also research the impact of these emerging roles. Find out more about us on our website: cscce.org

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