Hacktoberfest 12

About

Hacktoberfest Lore

Hacktoberfest is DigitalOcean’s annual event that encourages people to contribute to open source throughout October. Much of modern tech infrastructure, including some of DigitalOcean’s own products, relies on open-source projects built and maintained by passionate people who often don’t have the staff or budgets to do much more than keep the project alive. Hacktoberfest is all about giving back to those projects, sharpening skills, and celebrating all things open source, especially the people that make open source so special.

Each year Hacktoberfest gets a new look, but our mission remains the same… getting as many people as possible involved in open source. Thousands of people, coders and non-coders alike, have participated in Hacktoberfest to support the projects they use and love, learn and practice skills that will enhance their careers, and meet new people who love open source as much as they do.

Hacktoberfest Love

Share your Hacktoberfest

Hacktoberfest is an open-source celebration that brings people together from all over the world to make a positive impact on open source. If you’ve had an experience that started with Hacktoberfest and led to something bigger, we would love to hear and share your story. We’ll pick some of the stories we receive to share with the community. Pictures, videos, and links are encouraged!

Social Media

Share your Hacktoberfest experience on social media! Tag us @hacktoberfest and use the official hashtag #hacktoberfest to tell others about your favorite contributions, any swag you’ve received in the past (share a pic!), or a particularly memorable hack.

Writing Challenge

If you’d like to write about your experience participating in Hacktoberfest either as a contributor or a maintainer, we encourage you to participate in DEV’s Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge. Our partners at DEV welcome your writing, offering everyone who submits a post during the challenge a special Writing Challenge badge on their site. Plus, the best posts from the challenge will win a DEV++ Membership and an exclusive badge. You can share how you first heard about Hacktoberfest, how being part of the community has impacted your personal or professional development, or what projects you’ve been working on—here are some great examples. Once your post is live, let us know by tagging us in your social posts about it.

We look forward to hearing from you and seeing how you’ve been part of the Hacktoberfest community!

Our Sponsors & Partners

Hacktoberfest could not happen without the generous support of our sponsors and partners. We invite you to learn more about them!

Sponsors

DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean simplifies cloud computing so businesses can spend more time creating software that changes the world. With its mission-critical infrastructure and fully managed offerings, DigitalOcean helps developers at startups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) rapidly build, deploy and scale, whether creating a digital presence or building digital products. DigitalOcean combines the power of simplicity, security, community, and customer support so customers can spend less time managing their infrastructure and more time building innovative applications that drive business growth. For more information, visit digitalocean.com.

MLH

Founded in 2013, Major League Hacking (MLH) is the global student hacker community and a Public Benefit Corporation that empowers the next generation of technology creators with programs that help them build real world skills and learn about leading developer platforms and APIs in a community oriented environment. Each year, MLH facilitates hundreds of weekend-long invention competitions called hackathons, supports campus clubs and meetups, trains developers on in-depth skills in the MLH Fellowship, and hosts thousands of developers from around the world in the monthly series of Global Hack Week events. These programs serve more than 150,000 developers a year across 90 countries.

Auth0

Auth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX.

AMD

For more than 50 years AMD has driven innovation in high-performance computing, graphics and visualization technologies. Billions of people, leading Fortune 500 businesses and cutting-edge scientific research institutions around the world rely on AMD technology daily to improve how they live, work and play. AMD employees are focused on building leadership high-performance and adaptive products that push the boundaries of what is possible. For more information about how AMD is enabling today and inspiring tomorrow, visit the AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) website, blog, LinkedIn and X pages.

Community Partners

GitHub

GitHub is the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 100 million people, including more than 90% of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to collaborate and experiment across 420+ million repositories.

GitHub Education

At GitHub Education our mission is to empower learners and educators with tools and resources to accelerate learning and develop the next generation of software professionals. From individual student developers to large educational institutions, we offer tailored programs and services, including access to real-world tools, free learning resources, and opportunities to connect with a global community of developers. With GitHub Education, we’re equipping a generation of future innovators to build the future.

GitLab

GitLab is the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform for software innovation. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 30 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100 trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. Join 4,000+ contributors in GitLab’s open source community.

CNCF

CNCF is the open source, vendor-neutral hub of cloud native computing, hosting projects like Kubernetes and Prometheus to make cloud native universal and sustainable.

Open Source Initiative

Founded in 1998, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit corporation with global scope formed to educate about and advocate for the benefits of Open Source and to build bridges among different constituencies in the Open Source community. It is the steward of the Open Source Definition, setting the foundation for the global Open Source ecosystem. Join and support the OSI mission today at https://opensource.org/join.

DEV

DEV is a community of software developers getting together to help one another out. The software industry relies on collaboration and networked learning, and DEV provides a place for that to happen.

Holopin

Display, share, and issue digital badges for achievements. Showcase on GitHub, LinkedIn, and your favorite socials.

2025 Participation Rewards

For joining in the fun this year, participants in Hacktoberfest 2025 get a customizable digital badge from Holopin that gains new characteristics with each of your pull/merge requests. As each pull/merge request you submitted is accepted by maintainers, you’ll unlock a new level and customization for your badge, up to the 6 pull/merge requests to complete Hacktoberfest. As your skills evolve, so, too, will your badge!

Once Hacktoberfest 2025 is complete, you’ll be able to share your badge on the Holopin Hacktoberfest Badge Board of Fame to show-off your unique badge and to celebrate your hard-won victory! You can also embed your Holopin badge board, showing off all the Hacktoberfest badges you’ve collected over the years, on your GitHub or GitLab profile.