My Hacktoberfest 2026 Journey: Contributing to DevOps Daily

Description and use

The author added an expert profile and a new tool Lazydocker to the DevOps Daily repository, practicing Git workflow and local testing.

Problem

The author needed to learn open‑source contribution workflows and practice Git, local testing, and PR creation while adding content to the DevOps Daily repository.

Outcome

Successfully added an expert profile and a new tool to the DevOps Daily repository, gaining experience with local testing, branching, and PR workflows.

Workflow

• Create JSON profile file in content/experts/muhammad-dhiyaul-atha.json
• Upload avatar image to public/images/experts/muhammad-dhiyaul-atha.png
• Run local dev server with pnpm dev to verify files
• Create feature branch hacktoberfest/add-muhammad-dhiyaul-atha
• Add files, commit, push, open PR #1790
• Choose Lazydocker as new tool
• Add configuration object to app/toolbox/page.tsx under containers
• Create feature branch hacktoberfest/add-lazydocker
• Commit, push, open PR #1807

Evidence

I created a data file at content/experts/muhammad-dhiyaul-atha.json containing my professional background, social links, and core specialties

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I ran the local development server using pnpm dev to verify that the system successfully read the files

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I created a dedicated branch, committed, and pushed the changes: git checkout -b hacktoberfest/add-muhammad-dhiyaul-atha ...

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I added a new configuration object to the tools array under the containers category

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