Day 1 - Add Yourself to the Experts Directory | Hacktoberfest 2026

What You'll Do

Add yourself to the DevOps Experts Directory. You'll get a public profile page on DevOps Daily with links back to your own site, GitHub, and LinkedIn.

Step by Step

1. Create your profile file

Create a new JSON file at content/experts/your-name.json:

{
  "name": "Your Name",
  "slug": "your-name",
  "title": "DevOps Engineer",
  "bio": "A short bio about yourself and your experience...",
  "avatar": "/images/experts/your-name.jpg",
  "specialties": ["Docker", "Kubernetes", "Terraform", "CI/CD"],
  "location": "City, Country",
  "availableForHire": true,
  "links": {
    "website": "https://yoursite.com",
    "github": "https://github.com/your-username",
    "linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/in/your-profile",
    "twitter": "https://x.com/your-handle"
  }
}

2. Add your avatar

Add a profile photo to public/images/experts/your-name.jpg. Use a square image, ideally 400x400px or larger.

3. Preview locally

pnpm dev
# Visit http://localhost:3000/experts

4. Submit your PR

git checkout -b hacktoberfest/add-your-name
git add content/experts/your-name.json public/images/experts/your-name.jpg
git commit -m "Add [Your Name] to experts directory"
git push origin hacktoberfest/add-your-name

Then open a pull request on GitHub.

Share It

Post your new expert profile on social media!

"I just added myself to the @thedevopsdaily Experts Directory as part of the Hacktoberfest challenge! Check out my profile: devops-daily.com/experts #Hacktoberfest #DevOpsDaily"

Day 1 - Add Yourself to the Experts Directory