diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+_We will be very grateful, if your problem was described as completely as possible,
+enclosing excerpts from logs (if possible within DEBUG mode, if no errors evident
+within INFO mode), and configuration in particular of effected relevant settings
+(e.g., with ` fail2ban-client -d | grep 'affected-jail-name' ` for a particular
+jail troubleshooting).
+Thank you in advance for the details, because such issues like "It does not work" 
+alone could not help to resolve anything!
+Thanks! (remove this paragraph and other comments upon reading)_
+
+### Environment:
+
+_Fill out and check (`[x]`) the boxes which apply. If your Fail2Ban version is outdated, 
+and you can't verify that the issue persists in the recent release, better seek support 
+from the distribution you obtained Fail2Ban from_
+
+- Fail2Ban version (including any possible distribution suffixes):
+- OS, including release name/version: 
+- [ ] Fail2Ban installed via OS/distribution mechanisms
+- [ ] You have not applied any additional foreign patches to the codebase
+- [ ] Some customizations were done to the configuration (provide details below is so)
+
+### The issue:
+
+_Summary here_
+
+#### Steps to reproduce
+
+#### Expected behavior
+
+#### Observed behavior
+
+#### Any additional information
+
+### Configuration, dump and another helpful excerpts
+
+#### Any customizations done to /etc/fail2ban/ configuration
+```
+```
+
+#### Relevant parts of /var/log/fail2ban.log file:
+_preferably obtained while running fail2ban with `loglevel = 4`_
+
+```
+```
+
+#### Relevant lines from monitored log files in question:
+
+```
+```
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diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Before submitting your PR, please review the following checklist:
+
+- [ ] **CONSIDER adding a unit test** if your PR resolves an issue
+- [ ] **LIST ISSUES** this PR resolves
+- [ ] **MAKE SURE** this PR doesn't break existing tests 
+- [ ] **KEEP PR small** so it could be easily reviewed.
+- [ ] **AVOID** making unnecessary stylistic changes in unrelated code
+- [ ] **ACCOMPANY** each new `failregex` for filter `X` with sample log lines 
+      within `fail2ban/tests/files/logs/X` file
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diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index adb41e7d..50894a94 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ install:
   #   coverage
   - travis_retry pip install coverage
   #   coveralls
-  - travis_retry pip install coveralls
+  - travis_retry pip install coveralls codecov
   #   dnspython or dnspython3
   - if [[ "$F2B_PY_2" ]]; then travis_retry pip install dnspython; fi
   - if [[ "$F2B_PY_3" ]]; then travis_retry pip install dnspython3; fi
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ script:
   - sudo $VENV_BIN/pip install .
 after_success:
   - coveralls
+  - codecov
 matrix:
   fast_finish: true
 # Might be worth looking into
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cbc075e2..a05b24c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ Code status:
 
 * [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/fail2ban/fail2ban/badge.png?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/r/fail2ban/fail2ban)
 
+* [![codecov.io](https://codecov.io/github/fail2ban/fail2ban/coverage.svg?branch=master)](https://codecov.io/github/fail2ban/fail2ban?branch=master)
+
 Contact:
 --------