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A project must contain a file named publiccode.yml with the [information according to the standard](https://yml.publiccode.tools/), in order to be displayed in the **EU Open Source Solutions Catalogue** . All projects hosted on code.europa.eu are strongly encouraged to generate and maintain their publiccode.yml file in their repositories.
## How to Generate your Own PublicCode.yml file
**Creating and maintaining a publiccode.yml file is very easy thanks to the [online publiccode.yml editor](https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/publiccode-editor/).**
## How to Create, Update & Validate your Own PublicCode.yml file
Creating, updating & validating your publiccode.yml file is pretty easy thanks to online dedicated Publiccode.yml Editors.
At moment we strongly suggest you to rely on (choose between) the following 2 ones:
For interested and with some technical skills can also deploy their own editor from the [publiccode-editor repository](https://github.com/italia/publiccode-editor).
Additional guidelines on using the editor can be found [here](https://code.europa.eu/info/about/-/blob/master/PublicCode.yml%20Standard/publiccode_ymL_editor.md).
If you want to stay on track with its latest and more advanced version, in active development (and eventually face some possible minor bug)
2.**Interoperable Europe Portal Publiccode.yml Editor (forked from developers.italia 1.4.3)**: https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/publiccode-editor/ \
If you want to stay safe and traditional with a stable but older version, don’t need to translate into many languages and also don’t require latest improvements in the generation of it (such as fixed order generation).
Additional guidelines on using the Interoperable Europe Portal Publiccode.yml Editor (v 1.4.3) can be found [here](https://code.europa.eu/info/about/-/blob/master/PublicCode.yml%20Standard/publiccode_ymL_editor.md).
Those with more technical skills can also inspect and stay on track with latest progresses on [italia/publiccode-editor GIT repository ](https://github.com/italia/publiccode-editor).
