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📣 yu3zhou4

How do you find contributors to your open source projects?


Hey,

As in the title - how do you find contributors to your open source projects?

I enjoy starting projects and making them to the point they just work (think MVP), but they need polishing to become production-ready. They would benefit from more features, better cross environment support and less bugs.

I would put time and support to improve coding skills of my contributors by giving code reviews and 1-on-1 mentorship

But how do one starts with this?

My projects are already openly available on GitHub, but I see very little traction on them. One main reason is likely they are not that interesting and good enough to another developers

But maybe some people would find them interesting as I do, so how to find these people?

Just in case someone here is interested in building their open source contributions track, here's the list:

- [Python, TypeScript, Next.js] Gdańsk AI - Full stack AI voice chatbot (speech-to-text, LLM, text-to-speech) with integrations to Auth0, OpenAI, Google Cloud and Stripe - Web App, Web API and AI API https://github.com/jmaczan/gdansk-ai

- [Python, TypeScript] Spellbook - Shell and Powershell scripts registry - https://github.com/jmaczan/spellbook demo https://spellbook.maczan.pl/

- [Python] ktotu - Identify devices in your network and monitor it against intruders https://github.com/jmaczan/ktotu

- [Rust] pff - Examine your Internet connection quality and status in terminal https://github.com/jmaczan/pff

- [Rust] xiexie - Static site generator https://github.com/jmaczan/xiexie

- [CSS] Bulma helpers - Library with Functional / Atomic CSS classes for Bulma framework https://github.com/jmaczan/bulma-helpers

- [Vue, JavaScript] Basic Vue Chat - Easy to use Vue chat https://github.com/jmaczan/basic-vue-chat

Thanks!


  👤 ezedv Accepted Answer ✓
It's great that you're looking to collaborate and improve your open source projects. To attract contributors, consider promoting your projects on various developer platforms, such as Reddit's r/opensource, dev.to, or Twitter, using relevant hashtags.

Engage with the open source community, participate in discussions, and provide constructive feedback on others' projects. Collaborative coding platforms like Gitpod or pairing sessions can also attract interest. Lastly, continuously improving and documenting your projects can make them more appealing.

Your dedication to mentoring contributors is commendable, and it may attract like-minded developers.

In case you need support or help with your project, feel free to contact us! https://www.ratherlabs.com