What is Hacktoberfest?
Tags: hacktoberfest, opensource, github
Published: 2021-03-23 03:55:48

Hacktoberfest is a month-long celebration of open source software run by DigitalOcean in partnership with GitHub and other companies.

-   Hacktoberfest is open to everyone in our global community!
-   4 valid pull requests must be submitted to public GitHub repositories.
-   You can sign up anytime between October 1 and October 31.

**What do you need to do before making contributions?**

-   Create a GitHub account [(Sign up here)](https://github.com/login)
-   Register for Hacktoberfest using your GitHub account [(Register here)](https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/)
-   Check if you have Git installed on your computer, if you don't then install it[ here](https://www.teachmebro.com/tutorial/git/getting-started-installing-git)

**Participation details**

-   Hacktoberfest is open to everyone in our global community. Whether you're a seasoned contributor or looking for projects to contribute to for the first time, you're welcome to participate.
-   Pull requests can be made in any GitHub-hosted repositories/projects. As long as the project is public and GitHub-hosted, your pull requests will count toward your participation.
-   You can sign up anytime between October 1 and October 31. Just be sure to sign up on the official Hacktoberfest website for your pull requests to count.

**Participation rules**

To get a shirt, you must make four pull requests (PRs) between October 1--31 in any time zone. Pull requests can be to any public repository on GitHub, not just the ones highlighted. The pull request must contain commits you made yourself. If a maintainer reports your pull request as spam, it will not be counted toward your participation in Hacktoberfest. If a maintainer reports behavior that's not in line with the project's code of conduct, you will be ineligible to participate. This year, the first 75,000 participants can earn a T-shirt.

**Learn How to Contribute in Open Source:**

<https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorial_series/an-introduction-to-open-source>

**Some Open Souce projects to start contribute:**


1. https://github.com/avats-dev/motivate
2. https://github.com/Ishaan28malik/Hacktoberfest-2020
3. https://github.com/Py-Contributors/AlgorithmsAndDataStructure
4. https://github.com/Ishaan28malik/Hacktoberfest-2020)
5. https://github.com/kaiiyer/awesome-vulnerable
6. [https://github.com/mirkoperillo/resting/issues/119](https://github.com/kaiiyer/awesome-vulnerable)

**Explore More Opensource Projects eligible for Hacktoberfest 2020:**

[click on this text to find more opensource projects for hacktoberfest 2020](https://github.com/search?p=1&q=label%3AHacktoberfest&type=Issues&utf8=%E2%9C%93)

**Some FAQS:**

**Q.** ***What will you get if you participate in it ?***

A limited edition T-shirt for ***FREE!***

***Q.What if I don't make at least four pull requests by midnight October 31?***

As long as you registered for Hacktoberfest, you'll still get some free stickers in the mail. So it's still worth registering,

even if you're too busy to participate.

***Q. I completed four pull requests. When will I receive my T-shirt?***

*T-shirts (or the option to plant a tree) will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis to the first 70,000 participants who successfully complete the Hacktoberfest challenge. We'll start sending out emails with more details on redeeming T-shirts throughout the month, so stay tuned.*

> *Browser more faqs [here](https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/faq)*

**Global stats for Hacktoberfest 2019**

#### **61,871**

**CHALLENGE COMPLETIONS**

#### **483,127**

**PULL REQUESTS OPENED**

#### **154,767**

**PARTICIPATING REPOSITORIES**


To Know more about open source checkout this article:

[https://www.teachmebro.com/post/what-is-open-source  ](https://www.teachmebro.com/post/what-is-open-source)