diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Issue.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Issue.md
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+---
+name: "Issue with / Feature Request for Conduit"
+about: "Please file issues on GitLab: https://gitlab.com/famedly/conduit/-/issues/new"
+title: "CLOSE ME"
+---
+
+
+
+**⚠️ Conduit development does not happen on GitHub. Issues opened here will not be addressed** 
+
+Please open issues on GitLab: https://gitlab.com/famedly/conduit/-/issues/new
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Bug Report.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Bug Report.md
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+<!--
+If you're requesting a new feature, that isn't part of this project yet,
+then please consider filling out a "Feature Request" instead!
+
+If you need a hand setting up your conduit server, feel free to ask for help in the
+Conduit Matrix Chat: https://matrix.to/#/#conduit:fachschaften.org.
+-->
+
+### Description
+<!-- What did you do and what happened? Why is that bad? -->
+
+### System Configuration
+<!-- Other data that might help us debug this issue, like os, conduit version, database backend -->
+
+Conduit Version:
+Database backend (default is sqlite): sqlite
+
+
+/label ~conduit
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Feature Request.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Feature Request.md
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+<!--
+If you want to report a bug or an error,
+then please consider filling out a "Bug Report" instead!
+-->
+
+
+### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
+
+<!-- Eg. I'm always frustrated when [...] -->
+
+
+### Describe the solution you'd like
+
+
+
+
+/label ~conduit
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-# Headline
-
-### Description
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-/label ~conduit
diff --git a/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/MR.md b/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/MR.md
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+
+<!-- Please describe your changes here -->
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+- [ ] I ran `cargo fmt` and `cargo test`
+- [ ] I agree to release my code and all other changes of this MR under the Apache-2.0 license
+