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Hacktoberfest 2024

By Tracy Ragan |
Hacktoberfest 2024

Digital Ocean celebrates open source by hosting Hacktoberfest each October. During this month, you can earn a digital badge by contributing changes to the Ortelius project.

Everyone is invited to participate regardless of your expertise level or knowledge of Ortelius. We look forward to working with ‘first time’ contributors.

Get Started

  1. Register to participate in Hacktoberfest
  2. Join the Ortelius Google Group to keep updated on project activities.
  3. Join the Ortelius Discord Channel.
  4. Check-out the Become an Ortelius Contributor page for help in getting started with the Ortelius team.
  5. Read the Become a Contributor Blog for help on creating your first pull request.
  6. Learn to submit a blog.
  7. Meet the team by joining a meeting:

Where to Find an Issue to Work On

We have created a Hacktoberfest GitHub label so you can easily get credit for your pull requests. Issues with the Hacktoberfest label were created for Hacktoberfest participants, and many are ideal candidates for first time contributors.

You are not required to work only on issues with the Hacktoberfest label. You can choose any issue that works for you. If you choose an issue outside of the Hacktoberfest project you will need to create your pull request with the field called ‘Label’ using the keyword ‘Hacktoberfest’ so it can be recognized.

For those of you who are just getting to know Ortelius, the following is a list of project issues with some ‘good first issues.’ Ortelius has active maintainers who can assist you with your first time contribution and a quick turnaround on your pull request. Reach out to the team on Discord, we are all happy to help newcomers.

We look forward to working with you on becoming a leading Ortelius contributor.