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Hi <!channel>! I want to let everyone know that we will be starting Airbyte Hacktoberfest 2022 next week on 10/03, lasting until 11/02. We’re having a contest to see who can build the best and most connectors! We’re also using this opportunity to open up our 👉🏼 alpha low code CDK 👈🏼 for everyone to try! Early access participants have been raving about how much easier it is to build connectors using this new framework and we’re excited to see y’all give it a go throughout this next month. We will be awarding $500 for each connector (no limit!) built during this time, and we'll be giving out $1,500, $1,000 and $750, respectively, to the three individuals that create the highest quality and most connectors during this time. We'll also send lots of swag to creators of fun, creative, spooky, and technically impressive connectors. All the details and resources can be found on our GitHub repo for the event. Make sure to follow these guidelines before starting an entry. If there are any questions or if you run into any roadblocks, we can help you out in #C0450PCSDB2 We look forward to coming together as a community to teach each other about connector development and making some cool integrations!

Hey <!channel> 👋 Hope ya'll are doing well and getting excited for Hacktoberfest! We have another fun announcement today, we’ve put together a survey: Airbyte State of Data Engineering that I'd love for you to fill out. Open source and community are our heart and soul, so it’s important for us to hear how you’re doing and how you’re feeling about the industry and Airbyte. As a a huge thank you and token of our appreciation, we’ll send you some fun octavia swag. Survey will be open for about 3 weeks, share with your friends. :) Survey here octavia loves

<!channel> Hey everyone! You might have noticed some changes to the channels in Slack this morning. We’ve been listening to your feedback about what you want and how you want it, and we’ve got a plan for making that happen: https://airbyte.com/blog/the-airbyte-community-assistance-team-were-changing-things-up The Executive Summary: • The Community Assistance Team is actively engaging with the Slack community to provide better and more rapid answers to Airbyte Users’ questions • The various Advice* channels, the Airbyte-for-Beginners, and the Airbyte-for-power-users channels have been rolled into the #C021JANJ6TY channel, a one-stop shop for answers to difficulties folks are having • Many smaller or less-frequently-used channels have been archived to reduce the noise in the channel listings for our Community • We’ll be expanding our Office Hours starting October 12th, including a dedicated Office Hours channel for asking questions in advance. (Terms and Conditions apply.) • Significant changes to our back-end automations to help us better and more quickly serve the community. Have a suggestion for a change, a comment about what we’re doing, or a complaint about what’s happening? Please weigh in on the #C038XDM83PX channel.

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Hey everyone <!channel>! 👋 In September, we released the most number of GA connectors and new sources we have ever released in a single month! airbyte rocket 17 GA connectors, 3 beta connectors, and 10 new alpha ones! airbyte rocket We also published quite a lot of content on the blog and our Youtube channel, including a new guide on the Rise of the Semantic Layer by @Simon Späti and Part 3 of @Alex Marquardt ’s deep dive into Airbyte’s sync internals (full refresh, incremental sync, CDC replication). @Charles Giardina (Airbyte) and @Chris Duong [Airbyte] will be speaking at dbt Coalesce in New Orleans - come join us or say hi in the dbt slack! Last but not least, remember to sign up for our move(data) conference (now Dec 7-8!) and get special insights and Octavia swag via our State of Data Engineering Survey! ----- A big thank you to our amazing contributors Bjorn from Choose, @macmv, @iberchid, Andrzej, @drrest, Foldi, @Ernestas, Yashkumar from Pliancy, Nugusbayev, Daemon! Changelogs in the thread as usual 🙂

<!channel> Hi everyone! octavia wave Week 1 of Hacktoberfest is almost completed! As of today, a total of 22 connectors have been claimed. Make sure to claim your connector here before they're taken 👀. Prize Money: 1st Place - $1,500 2nd Place - $1,000 3rd Place - $750 Every PR - $500 You can see our guidelines here. How has it been for everyone? Has anyone been stuck? We are offering pairing slots where you can work side by side with an Airbyte engineer (30-minute session) to either get your connector up and running or answer any questions you may have. Please drop a comment below, and we’ll send you a DM to coordinate those sessions. You can also join #C0450PCSDB2 to receive more updates on the contest. As a friendly reminder, we released our new low-code CDK (in alpha) that will allow you to build a new connector in just a few hours and make an easy $500 for every connector you create 🎃.

Hey <!channel>! This Wednesday, we will have our next Community Call with Vinodhini, Data Engineer & Developer Advocate at lakeFS! In this edition of the Airbyte Community Call, Vinodhini, will share how they integrated Airbyte into their product. This is something you won't want to miss out on. 👇 https://app.livestorm.co/airbyte/airbyte-community-call-14-ft-vinodhini-s-d-from-lakefs

<!channel> we are adding some exciting updates to our rewards and prize system for Hacktoberfest! 🎃 We’re encouraging everyone to submit PR’s using our Low-Code CDK so that every approved PR using this framework will receive: • Connector built using Low-Code CDK - $*700* • Bug / Issue surfaced on the Low-Code CDK - $100 (we must be able to reproduce it) If you run into issues or questions, please post in our #C0450PCSDB2 channel so our team can help you out! Note: We will continue to reward connectors built using the standard Python CDK ($500).

Hello everyone octavia wave, the Airbyte office hour is changing! First, it will become one hour long. Second, it will have new content: feature demos, live debugging and coding connectors, AMA with Airbyte engineers about features… 🎃 and for this special month the office hours will focus in the low-code connectors 🎃 • 12-oct: Is it possible to build a low-code connector in 30 min? + Hacktoberfest Q&A (live coding and questions about Airbyte hacktoberfest) • 19-oct: AMA with Alex and Brian about the low-code CDK! (ask anything to Airbyte’s engineers) • 27-oct: advanced features of low-code CDK Enter the channel #C045VK5AF54 ur to follow all discussions and ask your questions there.

<!channel> the next community call with @Vinodhini Sivakami Duraisamy from lakeFS is going live in less than 30 minutes! Come learn about data versioning at MASSIVE (100s of PBs) scale, and see how Treeverse uses Airbyte! Register below. You will not want to miss this! 👇🏼 Register Now

Hey <!channel>! We just hit 10k members on Slack!! 🥳🎉🎊🍾 From all of us here at Airbyte, we can’t thank you enough for the continued support and growth. Here’s to many more and keep on spreadin the word 🗣️.

thanks to those who have filled the State of Data Engineering Survey so far! we’re still running but wanted to share some results with you: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/airbytehq_most-surprising-result-so-far-from-our-state[…]817053974528-W-u5 Some PRELIMINARY RESULTS from charts we are going to compile from this: • 20% of data teams are in a hiring freeze • Most people use Airflow, but most people want to try Dagster • Confirming BigQuery’s status as the biggest data warehouse, not Snowflake • Most people want to try Great Expectations and Monte Carlo • Most popular data newsletter? • Most popular data YouTube channels? • Best data communities? We’re keen on getting the best reflection of the data eng community so please share it around! Link to survey: https://forms.gle/nxZM6XftVYC7yzqW7

Hey <!channel>! Big update comin your way 👋 We just added an Nginx authentication proxy to OSS! What does this mean? The next time you pull from the main branch, anytime you bootup Airbyte and head to localhost:8000, you'll be prompted to login prior to seeing the UI. This will help keep security at top of mind when working with Airbyte. Our docs and CLI have also been updated to reflect this change. Head to this link to read more on this and feel free to ask any questions!

We are closing in on Hacktoberfest week #3! 🎃 The aim of Hacktoberfest is to show our appreciation for open-source projects and contribute to the developers who maintain them. We want to encourage every member of this amazing community to contribute as much as possible during Hacktoberfest and, in return, receive some great cash prizes 💸. As a friendly reminder, this year, we're focusing on our Low-Code CDK where each contributor will get a cash prize of $700 for every Low-Code PR they submit! Here are some amazing updates as of October 21, 2022: • 85 Connectors have been claimed • 43 Low-Code CDK • 42 Python CDK • 23 Pull Requests • 5 Merged octavia partying Congrats to @Isaac Harris-Holt, gpsamson, @Henri Blancke , @Dhroov Makwana, and @Jared Rhizor (Airbyte) for having your PRs merged! 🎉octavia wave Get started on your project if you haven't done so yet- you only have TWELVE DAYS LEFT until the deadline (11/2)! 🚢 If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us anytime and join us in the #C0450PCSDB2 channel! Happy Hacking! Note: We will continue to reward connectors built using the standard Python CDK ($500).

We are near the halfway mark for Hacktoberfest week #4! 🎃 I have some exciting news to share, we have officially surpassed 100 connectors for this years Hacktoberfest! It is truly amazing to see so many developers come together to make this happen. Thank you all for taking the time to be part of this years connector contest. Here are some amazing updates as of October 25, 2022: 📢 • 85 106 Connectors have been claimed!! 🚀 ◦ 43 57 Low-Code CDK ◦ 42 49 Python CDK • 23 48 Pull Requests • 5 7 Merged octavia partying 🎉 Get started on your project if you haven't done so yet- you only have EIGHT DAYS LEFT until the deadline (11/2)! 🚢 Tomorrow, @Marcos Marx (Airbyte) will be holding an office hours session discussing advance usage with our low-code CDK. Marcos will discuss how to use our low-code CDK more effectively with StreamSlicers and custom components. You won't want to miss this if you are using this CDK for our connector contest. Sign up here! 👈 If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us anytime and join us in the #C0450PCSDB2 channel!

Hi Everyone! 👋🏼octavia wave We are nearly finished with week #4 of Hacktoberfest 2022! 🎃 As of today we have a total 131 connectors (issues) for this years Hacktoberfest! Here are some amazing updates as of October 28, 2022: 📢 • 131 Connectors (issues) • 66 Total Pull Requests • 30 merged octavia partying We are so close to finish line. Get started on your project if you haven't done so yet- you only have FIVE DAYS LEFT until the deadline (11/2)! 🚢 ‼️*Important IF you want to receive your prize and swag*‼️ ◦ If you want your PR to count for hacktoberfest, please double check and make sure your PR in this REPO is labeled with "hacktoberfest." ◦ Make sure that your GitHub account is displaying your email. We want to make sure we are emailing and paying the correct people. This will ensure that mistakes are not made (for reference: see attached image). If you have any questions please feel free to DM me anytime. Good luck everyone and happy hacking! 😎

Hey everyone*!* 👋 In October, we launched our Hacktoberfest contest where the community built over 100 connectors, more than double last year! We’ll report when we have prizes ready. We also loved meeting many of you at dbt Coalesce! Some pictures below! We released: • 2 connectors in GA: Iterable and File • 5 new connectors in alpha: ◦ bit.io from Adam Fletcher ◦ GoCardless from Isaac ◦ Gutendex API (with low-code CDK!) from @Dhroov Makwana ◦ Courier from @Gabriel Samson ◦ Whisky Hunter API (low-code CDK!) from one of the OG Airbyters, @Jared Rhizor (Airbyte) Last but not least, remember to • sign up for our move(data) conference (Dec 7-8) - we will be announcing speakers soon! • join the hundreds of data engineers in our State of Data Engineering Survey!

✈️ ✨ Octavia's visa was approved! ✨✈️ With a new in-region hosting option, GDPR compliant data processing and ISO 27001 certification, we’re excited to announce that Airbyte Cloud is now available in Europe. If you'd like to read more about our expansion, check out this latest post :)

This week, I have a few amazing people in mind that I wanted to recognize octavia loves airbyte heart for the most helpful contributors: @Kyryl Skobylko, @Alexandre Voyer and @Guy Feldman 🔥 for the contributors that sparked the most discussion: @laila ribke, @Agung Pratama and @Venkat Dasari So thank you!!

👋 Hello Everyone! Jerri here from the Community Assistance Team (CAT) with some reminders, tips, and upcoming notices for everyone: 1. Questions are encouraged in all channels to engage with other community members! However, if you need help directly from the CAT, the best place to post your question is in the #C021JANJ6TY channel. ◦ We try to get back to everyone within a couple of hours, but for various reasons responses may take longer; we appreciate your patience and assistance to make the community a better place for everyone. 2. CAT currently only operates during Airbyte business hours: ◦ Monday through Friday, 6AM to 6PM Pacific Time, excluding Company Holidays. ◦ Slack questions (and Github Issues and Pull Requests, as well as posts to our discussion forum) posted outside of these hours will be responded to as quickly as possible during business hours. 3. Please do take a moment to read our Community Code of Conduct! It never hurts to review, it doesn’t take very long, and it goes a long way to improving our community interactions for everyone. 4. Check out our Office Hours, but not this week! ◦ This week, Wednesday November 30th, the Community Assistance Team is doing some internal team work around our current processes and procedures. No office hours, and responses on Wednesday may be delayed. We’re working to make things better, we promise! ◦ Join us on December 7th at 11AM Pacific for our next Office Hours Q&A session. Thank you for your time and attention, and have a great week!

👻 I want to personally thank everyone for participating in Hacktoberfest 2022. 🎃 ⚡ This amazing community created a total of 103 new connectors in the span of one month! That is a 145% increase over last years 42 connectors. 🚀 ALSO Congrats to the winners of Hacktoberfest 2022! 🎉 • 🥇 15 connectors - @Haithem (WOOP) • 🥈 8 connectors - @Isaac Harris-Holt • 🥉 6 connectors - @Elliot Trabac 📈 103 NEW CONNECTORS • 75 sources using low-code CDK • 20 sources using Python CDK • 1 source using Java • 2 destinations using Python • 5 destinations using Java 💸 If you have not received an email from Airbyte to receive your payout, please DM me directly and I will send you a direct link to the form. octavia thanks If you participated in Hacktoberfest you will receive an email by this Friday with a link to fill out your ship to address. If you have any questions whatsoever, please DM me and I will get back to you ASAP. Again thank you everyone for making this years Hacktoberfest a resounding success. 🙏🏼

This week, I have a few amazing people in mind that I wanted to recognize octavia loves airbyte heart for the most helpful contributors: @Ivica Taseski, @thomas trividic and @Mickaël Andrieu 🔥 for the contributors that sparked the most discussion: @Google Cloud Monitoring, @Joey Taleño So thank you!!

Hey everyone! octavia wave November was a busy month!! • We concluded our Hacktoberfest contest, which you’ve heard plenty about: 103 new connectors merged!! We're now the platform with the most connectors on the market, thanks to our beloved community! • We also concluded our inaugural State of Data Engineering survey, which we’re pleased to report is the largest survey of data engineers ever (our tease of results)! • Airbyte OSS saw visible improvements to Airbyte Core (Progress Bars!), as well as internal ones (Airbyte Protocol v1)! • On the Airbyte Cloud side, we finally launched Airbyte Cloud in Europe, with a hybrid model that works great for Data Protection, and also launched our Cloud API in Alpha! • Last but not least, get your virtual ticket for our move(data) conference (THIS WEEK!) - speakers, share on Twitter! Awesome raffle prizes to be won! ----- ⌛ Sync Progress Bars! @Davin Chia (Airbyte), @Jimmy Ma (Airbyte), and @Evan Tahler won our most recent Airbyte Hack Day with this one feature - giving you a progress bar for your sync and estimating how much time is left! See the PR and send us your ideas for other UX improvements! 🚨 MVP release of the connector builder: OSS Users running Airbyte 0.40.19 or higher can now visit

localhost:8000/connector-builder

and get to building them low-code, low-frills connectors! https://www.loom.com/share/acf899938ef74dec8dd61ba012bc872f This is the first release on our Connector Builder UI, and is focused on creating a fast feedback loop for connector developers writing YAML connectors. Look out for a full talk on this during our move(data) conference this week! We’ll be iterating on this MVP with feedback from people in our private early access program (closed for now). Meanwhile, find the docs for getting started here!

Hey everyone! octavia wave Tomorrow is the start of move(data), our virtual conf and we're excited to have you all join us! If you've registered, you should have just received an email with instructions for tomorrow including the slack channels to join. Posting them here too so everyone can join the convo: All sessions have their chat hosted on Slack and speakers have been invited to join! small heart#C03UHAYGYCB --> for the general conference chat small heartFor a specific session -> search for the session name, e.g #C04EKLCJ67J Any issues, feel free to ping me! Here to help 🙂

if you missed the talks (https://hopin.com/events/movedata), join us at the #C03UHAYGYCB channel and catch up! https://airbytehq.slack.com/archives/C03UHAYGYCB/p1670437439379059

<!here> Day 2 of move(data) is starting now! https://hopin.com/events/movedata The guestlist is stacked today, looking forward to have you join the conversation in #C03UHAYGYCB!

🎙️ We’re super excited to have fauna on our community call this week! ⚡ In this edition of the Airbyte Community Call, Zhee Khoo, Head of Solutions Architecture at Fauna, will share why they selected Airbyte as their integration tool, how they went about building the connector, and some of their customers’ current use cases. Fauna is a serverless transactional database that needed a turn-key solution for customers to port data hosted in Fauna to analytical warehouses and other 3rd party destinations. 📅 Thursday, December 15th @ 12 p.m PT, 3 p.m ET hosted by @Chris Sean 👉 Register here: https://app.livestorm.co/airbyte/airbyte-community-call-15-fauna?type=detailed

🎙️ 1 more hour until our community call with Fauna! ⚡ In this edition of the Airbyte Community Call, Zhee Khoo, Head of Solutions Architecture at Fauna, will share why they selected Airbyte as their integration tool, how they went about building the connector, and some of their customers’ current use cases. 📅 Thursday, December 15th @ 12 p.m PT, 3 p.m ET hosted by @Chris Sean Register here

As yesterday was the first day of Hanukkah, from all of us at Airbyte, Happy Hanukkah! If you celebrate, we hope that you are enjoying this special time of year with your loved ones. May the warmth and light of the holiday season bring joy to you and yours. What holiday do you celebrate around this time of year? We'd love to hear 🙂