Webiny Hacktoberfest 2020
Tags: serverless, hacktoberfest, javascript, beginners
Published: 2020-09-25 13:17:44


Changing the world one step at a time by contributing to Open Source Software (OSS). We're excited to announce that Webiny will participate in Hacktoberfest this October for the first time! 

[Hacktoberfest](https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/) is a month-long celebration of all the open-source software and 2020 will be the 7th year of the event organized by [DigitalOcean](https://www.digitalocean.com/). It encourages participation in the open-source community, which grows bigger every year.

Complete the 2020 challenge and earn a limited-edition Hacktoberfest T-shirt, and Webiny Hacktoberfest Swag 🚀

As October is emerging, we at Webiny are getting ready to welcome the Hacktoberfest contributors. Let's dive into more details below ⬇️

## 🔬Get Started with OSS Contributions

Let's go through some resources you can use to learn about getting started with the open-source contributions.

[Introduction to Open Source](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorial_series/an-introduction-to-open-source)

[Resources for beginners] (https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/details/#beginner)

[Awesome for beginners](https://github.com/mungell/awesome-for-beginners)

[Hacktoberfest's quality standards](https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/details/#quality)

##🔦 How to Participate

Start your hacktoberfest journey by signing up on the [hacktoberfest site](https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/). Eager to get your hands on the awesome hacktoberfest t-shirt? Plus, additional Webiny Swag? Well, getting started is easy!

You can start by searching the `hacktoberfest` within our repositories (noted below). Next, submit the pull request. You already have access to resources on contributions in the `Get Started with OSS contributions` 

1. You will have to contribute 4 PRs to be eligible for the hacktoberfest t-shirt! 🎉

2. To join Webiny for this hacktoberfest, you have to join our [slack community](webiny.com/slack) 📺
3. To get eligible for the Webiny Swag Pack and t-shirt, have 2 [MERGED] PRs 🚀
4. To get your SWAG and Webiny t-shirt register to the [Webiny Swag page](https://www.webiny.com/swag) 💻

Other (Optional) requirements for our new contributors 💡
2. [Star our GitHub](https://github.com/webiny/webiny-js/stargazers?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-github-stargazers&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020-stargazers&utm_term=W00098) ⭐
3. [Subscribe to our newsletter](https://www.webiny.com/?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-website-newsletter&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020&utm_term=W00097) 📩
4. Follow us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/WebinyPlatform?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-twitter-account&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020-twitter&utm_term=W00099) and [Youtube] (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI5TBif-unrpn5htTRxXPQw?sub_confirmation=1?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-youtube-channel&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020-youtube&utm_term=W00100)🎙

##💡 Contribute to Webiny and Win a Hacktoberfest T-Shirt

+ a special Webiny Swag Pack & T-Shirt ☺️

Find out about Webiny's hacktoberfest issues at our GitHub [project board](https://github.com/webiny/webiny-js/projects/12?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-github-project-12&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020&utm_term=W00110) to keep track of the hacks of October at Webiny Open Source projects 🥳

Go through the `hacktoberfest` labeled issues on the Webiny Open Source projects [here](https://github.com/search?q=org%3Awebiny+label%3Ahacktoberfest).

## 💻 Webiny Hacktoberfest 2020

Are you a software developer, a technical writer, or a designer? We welcome you to our OOS projects below. 🚀

###⚙ [Webiny Serverless Framework](https://github.com/webiny/webiny-js?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-js-github&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020&utm_term=W00116)

Want to build an API? A React app? A full administration app for your product, website, or mobile app? With Webiny you can do all that and then some! Your project will be bootstrapped and prepared for the development of your next project in just a few moments. With the tools that come out of the box, you'll be able to immediately deploy your project to the cloud (for now only AWS).

Our plugin-based approach to the whole system will make it easy for you to override, upgrade, and tweak the system to fit your needs.

Get your local machine ready with the Webiny project by following the [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/webiny/webiny-js/blob/master/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-js-github-contributing&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020&utm_term=W00111) guides.

Check out the [Webiny Quick Start docs](http://docs.webiny.com/docs/get-started/quick-start/?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-docs-quick-start&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020&utm_term=W00114) to build your serverless project in 5 minutes, or follow our Knowledge-Sharing sessions on our [YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/Webiny/playlists?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-yt-channel&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020&utm_term=W00115) to learn Webiny like a pro. ⚡️  

###👥 [Webiny Community](https://webiny.com/slack?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-slack&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020&utm_term=W00117)

This is the starting point for joining and contributing to the Webiny community - improving docs, improving code, giving talks, etc.

To learn more about the project structure and organization, please refer to the docs on the Getting Started with Webiny [here](http://docs.webiny.com/docs/webiny/introduction/?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-docs&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020&utm_term=W00118).

Webiny provides you a/an:

✅ Developer-friendly environment
✅ Open Source Project
✅ Community 💛 [Join us today](https://webiny.com/slack?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-slack&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020&utm_term=W00117)

Our development team is on standby to help your in-house team to learn and adopt Webiny - all free of cost!

**Community content**

Contribute and collaborate on educational content for the Webiny Community.

[Submit](https://github.com/webiny/community/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&template=submit-a-tutorial-guide.md&title=%5BSUBMIT%5D) a Webiny related tutorial/guide or [Request](https://github.com/webiny/community/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&template=submit-a-request-for-a-tutorial-guide.md&title=%5BTOPIC%5D) one.

###🔭 [Webiny Examples](https://github.com/webiny/webiny-examples?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-github-examples&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020&utm_term=W00119)

The examples repository includes a list of examples using Webiny Serverless [Websites](https://www.webiny.com/serverless-apps?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-website-serverless-apps&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020&utm_term=W00120), such as [Webiny Headless CMS](https://www.webiny.com/serverless-app/headless-cms/?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-website-headless-cms&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020&utm_term=W00121), and [Webiny Page Builder](https://www.webiny.com/serverless-app/page-builder/?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-website-page-builder&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020&utm_term=W00122).


You can learn more about the usage of these apps by going through the [documentation](http://docs.webiny.com/docs/webiny/introduction/?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-docs&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020&utm_term=W00118), or [guides](http://docs.webiny.com/docs/guides/headless-gatsby-tutorial?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-docs-guides-gatsby&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020&utm_term=W00123), or jump on the [main repository](https://github.com/webiny/webiny-js?utm_source=Dev-to&utm_medium=webiny-js-github&utm_campaign=webiny-hacktoberfest-blog-oct-1&utm_content=webiny-hacktoberfest-2020&utm_term=W00116) of Webiny, and start your local Webiny project to contribute. 💻 💻 💻

Happy Hacking 🍁