2023 BlogAThon

2023 BlogAThon

Whether you are new to open source or an expert at it, the Ortelius BlogAThon is a way for you to create meaningful content to educate and inform others. The goal of the Ortelius BlogAThon is to:

• Help new contributors become productive members of the Ortelius open source community;
• Help new open source users adopt the Ortelius platform;
• Educate the community on general supply chain, security and DevOps topics related to a microservices architecture.

This BlogAThon is a way for you to become part of the Ortelius CDF Incubating Project. The community looks forward to welcoming you as part of the team.

Rules of the BlogAThon

Everyone is invited to participate. Individuals who submit one accepted blog will receive an Ortelius “Ambassador” digital badge to recognize their efforts.  In addition the two top blogs with the most traffic will be given a $50 Amazon gift certificate (sponsored by DeployHub).

The BlogAThon will be held February 1st and run through April 15th with winners selected on May 1st. To qualify, your blog must be submitted by April 15th and include:

• A minimum of 500 words with graphics and keyword optimization for SEO.
• A minimum of 300 words with graphics and a video with keyword optimization for SEO.

Blogs will be reviewed by the Ortelius Outreach committee to determine their qualifications or need to be pushed back to the author for updates.

Blogs for First Time Contributors

Helping new contributors to become successful in becoming an open source contributors is the focus of these blogs. The blog could cover:

• First steps - signing up, meetings, joining the calls.
• The Ortelius repository - how things are structured.
• Your first pull request.
• How to make money contributing to Ortelius.
• Becoming a Mentor.
• Asking for Help.

Blogs for New Ortelius Adopters

Providing tips and tricks, how-to and getting started informational blogs is the goal of this category of blogs. Think about:

• The Ortelius Helm Chart and installation tips.
• The Ortelius CI/CD Command Line Interface.
• Understanding Components and Logical Application relationships.
• Understanding versioning and tracking microservice drift.

Blogs on SBOMs and Supply Chain

Education on what SBOMs are, how Ortelius consumes them and why they are important. Suggested topics:

• What is an SBOM?
• What are SBOMs used for?
• How Ortelius Tracks SBOMs for microservices and applications

Blogs on Blockchain

Education on Blockchain technology and how ids looking at building an immutable SBOM ledger. Suggested topics:

• Is Blockchain safe?
• XRP Ledger Project Architecture.
• Why Use a Blockchain.

Ortelius Integrations

Educate on the current integrations to Ortelius. Suggested Topics:

• GitOps
• Backstage
• Syft
• CVEs

How to Submit Your Blog

Join the Ortelius GitHub Repository and submit your Blog under the Ortelius Outreach repo. Your Blog should be submitted in markdown format.

For videos, create a new issue with a request to have your Video added to the Ortelius Youtube channel.

• Upload your video to the Google drive and include the link in your GitHub Issue. Your video will then be uploaded to the Ortelius Demo Playlist Channel.
• If you have your own Youtube channel, provide the link where we can reference your video in the Ortelius YouTube Channel Demo Playlist.

Thank you in advance for your contributions to this project. Ortelius is a project about learning and sharing. Everyone’s story is important.

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