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Hacktoberfest is a month-long celebration of open source software in partnership with
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What you need to know
Event details
- Hacktoberfest is open to everyone in our global community!
- Pull requests can be made in any GitHub-hosted repositories/projects.
- You can sign up anytime between October 1 and October 31.
Rules
To get a shirt, you must make four pull requests between October 1–31 in any timezone. Pull requests can be to any public repo on GitHub, not just the ones we’ve highlighted. The pull request must contain commits you made yourself. Pull requests reported by maintainers as spam or that are automated will be marked as invalid and won’t count towards the shirt.
Hacktoberfest projects
You can contribute to any project on GitHub. Here's a few looking for some help:
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Rocket.Chat JavaScript
Have your own Slack like online chat, built with Meteor.
8287 Requesting documentation (hello world) for development -
hugo Go
A Fast and Flexible Static Site Generator built with love in GoLang.
3289 Add "dotted" map access as second try in the index func -
woocommerce PHP
An open source eCommerce plugin for WordPress.
16970 Invalidate cart items when a product is updated -
AdminBundle - The missing Symfony2 Admin Generator
4677 [RFC] Create new ActionMapper for batch action -
mautic PHP
Mautic: Open Source Marketing Automation Software.
2788 activeLink is not set for Focus Items plugin - no active page indicator -
Spina HTML
Spina CMS
296 How to make custom navigation -
JDA Java
Java wrapper for the popular chat & VOIP service: Discord https://discordapp.com
486 Hacktoberfest 2017 - Looking for contributions -
ifme Ruby
Open source app to share mental health experiences with loved ones
660 Support Allies/Groups mentions inside Moment posts -
helpy Ruby
Helpy is a modern, "mobile-first" helpdesk application built in Ruby. Features include multi-lingual knowledgebase, community discussions and private tickets integrated with email.
702 Add priority to the Topic model -
open-event-orga-server Python
The Open Event Organizer Server to Manage Events https://eventyay.com
4454 Installation fails with /bin/sh: 1: bower: not found on dock-compose build -
openapi-directory JavaScript
🌐 Wikipedia for Web APIs. Directory of REST API specs in OpenAPI(fka Swagger) 2.0 format.
217 StackExchange API version update -
Whisper Swift
:mega: Whisper is a component that will make the task of display messages and in-app notifications simple. It has three different views inside
173 iOS 11 & iPhone X -
parity-bitcoin Rust
The Parity Bitcoin client
456 Wallet functionality -
detekt Kotlin
Static code analysis for Kotlin
438 Example extension project should have its own build.gradle and a pom.xml -
converge Go
A powerful and easy-to-use configuration management system.
539 Bootstrap Command
Maintainers
How can my project get involved?
Apply the label ”Hacktoberfest” to issues in your GitHub project that are ready for new contributors to work on.
Here are tips for creating a good Hacktoberfest issue in your project:
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Add a
CONTRIBUTING.mdfile with contribution guidelines to your repo. - Choose issues that have a well-defined scope and are self-contained.
- Consider adopting a code of conduct to foster a greater sense of community.
- Check out First Timers Bot to help create simple contributor-friendly issues to help onboard people to your project.
A first time contribution is often more about learning the process than the code itself. Remember we were all new once!
If you receive “spammy” pull requests, please let us know by applying the “invalid” label.
Learn more about how you can attract more contributors by building a welcoming community →
Contributors
How can I get started?
Find an issue labeled Hacktoberfest, but remember you aren’t limited to those. Often the best project to contribute to is something you use or depend on every day.
Here are things to keep in mind when contributing:
- A contribution can be anything—fixing bugs, creating new features, or updating and writing documentation.
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Look for a repo’s
CONTRIBUTING.mdfile for contribution guidelines and instructions.
Still looking for an issue to work on? Find more that are up for grabs.
Have questions? Get in touch with our team by sending an email to hacktoberfest@digitalocean.com.
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