# Official Hacktoberfest and Orbtoberfest Thread! **URL:** \ **Category:** Community\ **Tags:** orbs, hacktoberfest, orbtoberfest\ **Created:** [September 24, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510 "2020-09-24T16:14:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thekatertot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/thekatertot/32/25169_2.png) [@thekatertot](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/thekatertot)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/1 "2020-09-24T16:14:45Z")
Hacktoberfest is a month-long contest beginning October 1, run by DigitalOcean, DEV, and Intel. Whether you’re new to development or a long-time contributor, anyone can participate and help grow the open source community. This is CircleCI’s second year participating, and we’re excited to get more people involved in open source and give away some very cool prizes. The [CircleCI Hacktoberfest 2020](https://hacktoberfest.circleci.com/) site is live! ![hacktoberfest-email-logofull+logos](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/6/9/699c40a352c1d416eee82342b8878fe66f2559ac.png) ## Challenge 1 Complete a merged or accepted PR, **labeled with “Orbtoberfest”** , to include orb usage on an existing CircleCI config. ### PRIZES: - 1-3 PRs receive a sticker pack - 4 PRs receive stickers and a T-shirt ## Challenge 2 Develop and publish an orb using the [Orb Development Kit](https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/orb-author-intro/). Make sure your orb solves a challenge that other developers might be facing! ### PRIZES: - Sticker pack - T-shirt - Limited edition orb pin ![swag-mockup-all-wide](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/d/9/d931bb7aea30eb1ce47d8e2be759975f463ca7b8.png) ## Questions Unclear on the challenges? Have questions about how to get started? Ask here in the official thread so we can help! ![anim_hacktoberfest-12fps](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/d/0/d0604fd53dad9210af8404baead072f082a874fd.gif) ---
**Author:** ![thekatertot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/thekatertot/32/25169_2.png) [@thekatertot](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/thekatertot)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/2 "2020-09-24T16:15:15Z")
Pinned globally on September 24, 2020, 4:15pm UTC ---
**Author:** ![Ankur-Khandelwal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Ankur-Khandelwal](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/Ankur-Khandelwal)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/3 "2020-09-30T21:11:01Z")
I am unclear about the challenges. What exactly do you need to do in challenge 1 ? ---
**Author:** ![thekatertot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/thekatertot/32/25169_2.png) [@thekatertot](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/thekatertot)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/4 "2020-09-30T21:30:39Z")
Hi @Ankur-Khandelwal! Challenge 1 is to take a project that is currently using CircleCI and adapt it to use one our orbs. For example, if it was a Node.js project with a CircleCI config.yml, you would replace the Node.js setup in the config with the Node.js orb using the instructions in the [orb registry](https://circleci.com/orbs/registry/). Does that help? ---
**Author:** ![nuwan94](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/nuwan94/32/25684_2.png) [@nuwan94](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/nuwan94)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/5 "2020-09-30T21:54:23Z")
> [@thekatertot](#): > > Orb Development Kit (COMING SOON) Does Development Kit available now? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![monizb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85e7bf/32.png) [@monizb](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/monizb)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 4:20am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/6 "2020-10-01T04:20:58Z")
Hey, can you please help me out on how to get started with Authoring an Orb, how to do it and wheter there is a Starter kit for beginners, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![jerdog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/jerdog/32/32130_2.png) [@jerdog](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/jerdog)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/7 "2020-10-01T13:44:23Z")
Thanks for joining @nuwan94 and @monizb… We have updated the post above with the following bits: - Orb Development Kit is LIVE at [https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/orb-author-intro/](https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/orb-author-intro/) - Make sure your orb solves a challenge that other developers might be facing! - Make sure you label your PRs with **Orbtoberfest** ---
**Author:** ![jerdog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/jerdog/32/32130_2.png) [@jerdog](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/jerdog)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/8 "2020-10-01T13:45:06Z")
We’ve also just pushed more info on the [Orb Development Kit](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/circleci-cli-orb-init-preview/37556) ---
**Author:** ![jerdog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/jerdog/32/32130_2.png) [@jerdog](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/jerdog)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/9 "2020-10-01T17:43:59Z")
And, our blog post is now live! > **[Hacktoberfest 2020 is upon us: celebrate open source with CircleCI orbs](https://circleci.com/blog/hacktoberfest-2020-is-upon-us-celebrate-open-source-with-circleci-orbs/)** > > Every October, as the colors of the leaves change, and the weather turns cooler (or if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, the opposite) a global phenomenon kicks off: Hacktoberfest!Hacktoberfest is a month-long celebration of open source, started by... ---
**Author:** ![ark-1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/ark-1/32/26217_2.png) [@ark-1](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/ark-1)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 11:05am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/10 "2020-10-02T11:05:20Z")
Hi! Are Challenge 1 T-shirts the same as Challenge 2? Are T-shirts limited? If so, how many there are of them? ---
**Author:** ![jerdog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/jerdog/32/32130_2.png) [@jerdog](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/jerdog)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/11 "2020-10-02T12:33:56Z")
Hey @ark-1, thanks for joining. The t-shirts are the same, and there will be enough for participants who submit valid PRs and orbs. ---
**Author:** ![fluffypinkpanda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluffypinkpanda](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/fluffypinkpanda)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/12 "2020-10-03T10:23:08Z")
Hello! Suppose I have my project in Java which is a small 2D game. If I create a CircleCI config into the master branch, then on a new branch update it to use an orb - then create a PR with the label ortoberfest to migrate from a custom workflow to an orb, does this count as a valid PR? ---
**Author:** ![Rochet2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/rochet2/32/25729_2.png) [@Rochet2](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/Rochet2)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/14 "2020-10-03T18:14:07Z")
It seems that the form for submitting challenges is slightly different than the text on main page. For challenge 1 the form speaks of contributions to “CircleCI repositories”. Are these CircleCI repository contributions still valid and what exactly are these repositories? Are they under a specific organization? Challenge 2 also differs slightly, but its sentiment is pretty much the same in both. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/6/8/68d8fa4b76419a704c2a7e2cf86b4803e0e8ad0a.png) ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/c/c/cc75f0922086f92564761d5c5147257339737cb6.png) About challenge 2. If our small team creates an orb, does only one of us get the challenge completed? ---
**Author:** ![jerdog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/jerdog/32/32130_2.png) [@jerdog](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/jerdog)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/15 "2020-10-03T21:22:34Z")
Welcome @fluffypinkpanda - love the desire! So adding CircleCI to a repo itself does not qualify for Hacktoberfest. However, adding an orb to the config (and the subsequent PR to merge it) would qualify in principle, but is generally frowned as that would be making “open source” improvements to your own repo. ---
**Author:** ![jerdog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/jerdog/32/32130_2.png) [@jerdog](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/jerdog)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/16 "2020-10-03T21:27:28Z")
Contributions to CircleCI repositories are welcome year round, not just during Hacktoberfest. Probably the docs repo: > **[circleci/circleci-docs](https://github.com/circleci/circleci-docs)** > > Documentation for CircleCI. Contribute to circleci/circleci-docs development by creating an account on GitHub. and our Public organization would be the best options. > **[CircleCI Public](https://github.com/circleci-public)** > > CircleCI Public has 144 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub. To answer your other question, reach out to me and we’ll work with you if there are more than one member of the team. ---
**Author:** ![jerdog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/jerdog/32/32130_2.png) [@jerdog](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/jerdog)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/17 "2020-10-13T20:51:03Z")
Split this topic on October 13, 2020, 8:51pm UTC A post was split to a new topic: [Error when creating new orb for Orbtoberfest](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/error-when-creating-new-orb-for-orbtoberfest/37766) ---
**Author:** ![Jonathanvanhaaften](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Jonathanvanhaaften](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/Jonathanvanhaaften)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/18 "2020-10-21T23:02:46Z")
I’ve submitted my orb as I am just learning to code I was wondering if there will be updates of the status of the challenge, and I’ll be updating my orb during this time as well added more. thanks for the challenge I’m learning quite a bit. ---
**Author:** ![mitcom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@mitcom](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/mitcom)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/19 "2020-10-26T22:20:55Z")
How can I check if my submission to Challenge 2 is valid. I used a form about 2 weeks ago but I didn’t even received any email that it is under investigation. Should I be just more patient? Anyway thank you for the opportunity to take part in this event and learn something new. ---
**Author:** ![thekatertot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/thekatertot/32/25169_2.png) [@thekatertot](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/thekatertot)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/20 "2020-10-26T22:31:29Z")
@mitcom It takes us a while to review them all, but we’re working on it. Thanks for participating! ---
**Author:** ![emem365](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/emem365/32/25909_2.png) [@emem365](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/emem365)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510/21 "2020-10-29T06:43:43Z")
Hey! I submitted an orb this Orbtoberfest, a few days ago, and I was wondering about the status of the submission. I understand that it must be taking a lot of time checking all these orbs out. An email would have been really good tho. 🙂 Ps.Will we get an email even if the orbs are not selected? I dont know how long to wait 😅 [Next page](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/official-hacktoberfest-and-orbtoberfest-thread/37510.md?page=2)