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Hacktoberfest 2021 is here!

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About Hacktoberfest

Hacktoberfest is returning for its eighth year. It is a month-long celebration of open source software run by DigitalOcean with various other partners. It is open to everyone - whether you are a beginner or an expert, YOU ARE IN!!!

How to Participate

All you need to participate is the will to contribute to open source and a Github account. You simply register here using your Github account. For participating in the challenge you will have to submit Pull Requests(PR) in any public Github/Gitlab hosted repository. You can participate by signing up anytime between October 1 and October 31. All of your contributions within this time period will be counted even if those were before you sign up for the event.

What will you get

There are lots of things you will get for participating:

  • Gain more knowledge about open source and open source contributions
  • Gain more knowledge about Github and community-based contributions
  • Thanks for the project you contributed to
  • Free Swag Reward from the Hacktoberfest team

Note: To obtain the T-shirt you will have to complete a specific amount of contributions on Github. Stickers are included with the T-shirt as well.

In addition to that, you can also organize an event to show your support for the community. Explore Event Organizer Kit and Maintainers' Resources to learn how to successfully organize a Hacktoberfest event.

Beginner-friendly Repository

Random-APIs

Random APIs repository is for anyone around the globe who want to start their open-source journey with Hacktoberfest. All you need to do is to call any Public APIs and show us its response on the main page using Javascript Fetch API. It could be quotes, cat images, bitcoin - anything. Design it the way you want! Complete your Hacktoberfest challenge this year.
Don't forget to star the repository.

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