--- title: How to Contribute to Open Source: A Step-by-Step Guide... description: A beginner-friendly guide to getting started with open source contributions, perfect for anyone looking to make their first contribution this Hacktoberfest. canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-contribute-to-open-source-a-step-by-step-guide-for-beginners-aqgbjdiqk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to Contribute to Open Source: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners | daily.dev og:description: A beginner-friendly guide to getting started with open source contributions, perfect for anyone looking to make their first contribution this Hacktoberfest. og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-contribute-to-open-source-a-step-by-step-guide-for-beginners-aqgbjdiqk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/AQgBjDiqK.png og:image:alt: How to Contribute to Open Source: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to Contribute to Open Source: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners **[Open Source](https://daily.dev/sources/opensourcesquad)** · [@sumonta056](https://daily.dev/sumonta056) · 1 min read · 23 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary A beginner-friendly guide to getting started with open source contributions, perfect for anyone looking to make their first contribution this Hacktoberfest. ## Content ### 🚀 Contribute to Open Source this Hacktoberfest!🌟 Are you ready to dive into open source but unsure where to begin? 🤔 Check out our latest blog post for a simple, beginner-friendly guide to get started with open-source contributions this @hacktoberfest! 🍂🎉 ### 👉 How to Contribute to Open Source: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners: ( [🔗 Complete Blog Link](https://stories-of-purnota-ne9b.vercel.app/blog/blog8) )  Perfect for anyone looking to make their first contribution and be part of the open-source community! 💻✨ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@msinha569** · 1 upvotes > Am I wrong to believe that open source community was really active one year back? > I happened to see a decline in interest for open source in my University. --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#community](https://daily.dev/tags/community), [#hacktoberfest](https://daily.dev/tags/hacktoberfest) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-contribute-to-open-source-a-step-by-step-guide-for-beginners-aqgbjdiqk) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-contribute-to-open-source-a-step-by-step-guide-for-beginners-aqgbjdiqk","headline":"How to Contribute to Open Source: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners","text":"A beginner-friendly guide to getting started with open source contributions, perfect for anyone looking to make their first contribution this Hacktoberfest.","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-contribute-to-open-source-a-step-by-step-guide-for-beginners-aqgbjdiqk","datePublished":"2024-10-06T06:05:33.269Z","dateModified":"2024-11-11T15:47:34.618Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Sumonta Saha (Mridul)","url":"https://daily.dev/sumonta056","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--1WBDxE4J--/f_auto/v1740024703/avatars/avatar_oy53egVldSfhhKhkvD69g","description":"Associate Software Engineer I at Cefalo | Content Writer, Learn \u0026 Code (400+ Subs)","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Cefalo","logo":"https://res.cloudinary.com/daily-now/image/upload/s--vxigpqsd--/f_auto/v1728569671/companies/cefalo"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":1940}},"image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--AFA2wM2Y--/f_auto/v1728194735/posts/AQgBjDiqK","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":23},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":3}],"comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Am I wrong to believe that open source community was really active one year back?\nI happened to see a decline in interest for open source in my University.","datePublished":"2024-10-06T09:17:39.253Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/AQgBjDiqK#c-acSdc5Jqj","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Manish kumar","url":"https://daily.dev/msinha569","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKpE8PyPEOhP-4eUUGLefxjLW8Z0CQLwDF3xn1xIODpOwl8CH-m=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}}],"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://daily.dev/squads/opensourcesquad","name":"Open Source"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Open Source","item":"https://daily.dev/squads/opensourcesquad"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How to Contribute to Open Source: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners"}]} ```