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    facebook/docusaurus: Easy to maintain open source documentation websites.

    Docusaurus is a static site generator built by Meta for creating and maintaining documentation websites. It offers simple setup with npm initialization, built-in localization support, customizable themes, and includes essential pages like docs, blog, and home sections. The project is open source, actively maintained, and designed to help developers focus on content rather than website infrastructure.

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    Hacktoberfest 2025: Celebrate All Things Open Source!

    Hacktoberfest 2025 registration is now open for the annual October celebration of open source contributions. Participants need to create 6 accepted pull requests during October to earn rewards, including t-shirts for the first 10,000 contributors and digital badges through Holopin partnership. The event has grown from 676 initial contributors to over 90,000 participants globally, with support from sponsors like DigitalOcean, MLH, Auth0, and AMD.

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    getsentry/self-hosted: Sentry, feature-complete and packaged up for low-volume deployments and proofs-of-concept

    Sentry offers a self-hosted version that provides the complete feature set of their error monitoring platform, specifically designed for low-volume deployments and proof-of-concept projects. This allows teams to run Sentry on their own infrastructure rather than using the cloud service.

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    ory/kratos: Headless cloud-native authentication and identity management written in Go. Scales to a billion+ users. Replace Homegrown, Auth0, Okta, Firebase with better UX and DX. Passkeys, Social Sig

    Ory Kratos is an open-source, API-first identity and user management system written in Go that handles authentication flows like login, registration, account recovery, and multi-factor authentication. It offers deployment options through the managed Ory Network or self-hosted installations with optional enterprise licensing for production workloads. The system integrates with other Ory components (Hydra for OAuth2/OIDC, Oathkeeper for access proxy, Keto for permissions) and is used by major companies including OpenAI, Fandom, Cisco, and Klarna to manage billions of users.