Mohammad Alim
1 min readOct 11, 2022

Hacktoberfest 2022

Buckle up folks, Hacktoberfest is going on and you can register yourself before it is too late. Hacktoberfest is hosted by Digital Ocean for the 9th year in a row in partnership with GitHub. I’ll take you to the few steps you can follow be a part of this competition and contribute to the developers fraternity.

What Is Actually HacktoberFest?

Hacktoberfest is a month-long challenge. It happens every year in the month of October.

Hacktoberfest is open to everyone and it marks the celebration of Open Source. It’s the biggest Open Source event that encourages newbies to participate in Open Source and create their 1st meaningful PR.

How Can I do So?

  1. Create a Github Account and register yourself with a username.
  2. Sign up with Hacktoberfest and do remember to do it with Github/Gitlab for the authenticity of your participation

3.Find good projects to contribute and you can do so by typing label:hactoberfest is:issue is:open. In case you are beginner, I have got something for you :

4. Submit atleast 4 PR. Foremost and most important of all and make sure they are quality ones. Best of luck.

Voila! Grab a bucket of ice-cream and wait for your t-shirt and free stickers to arrive. May the force be with you!!!

Mohammad Alim

Freelance Writer, SEO Expert, Computer Science Enthusiast, Trade Analyst and sometimes a Nutritionist too.