--- layout: post title: "Celebrating the open source contributors for Appwrite 1.6" description: With this release, we’d like to highlight and celebrate our open source contributors that made Appwrite what it is today. date: 2024-08-23 lastUpdated: 2026-06-29 cover: /images/blog/contributors-16/cover.avif timeToRead: 5 author: aditya-oberai category: open-source featured: false faqs: - question: "What major changes shipped in Appwrite 1.6?" answer: "Appwrite 1.6 focused on the Functions ecosystem with local development, a rewritten CLI, support for Go as a runtime, and a long list of community contributed fixes across the console, server, SDKs, and templates." - question: "How can I contribute to Appwrite?" answer: "You can open issues, send pull requests, join GitHub Discussions, share feedback in the Appwrite [Discord](https://appwrite.io/discord), or contribute templates and translations. Every Appwrite repository on GitHub has a contributing guide that explains the setup and conventions." - question: "Does Appwrite hire from its open source community?" answer: "Yes. Many of Appwrite's engineers, including some of the founding team, started as open source contributors. Active contributors are often the first people considered when new roles open up." - question: "Where do I find the list of repositories I can contribute to?" answer: "Most projects live under the [appwrite GitHub organization](https://github.com/appwrite), including the server, console, SDKs, templates, and SDK generator. Look for issues labeled `good first issue` or `help wanted` if you are new." - question: "Do contributions to templates and SDKs count?" answer: "Yes. Templates, SDK generator changes, documentation, translations, and bug fixes are all valuable. Many contributors in this release worked on templates and the SDK generator rather than the core server." - question: "Why does Appwrite stay open source as it grows?" answer: "Open source is part of how Appwrite was built and how it ships. Keeping the core open means developers can self-host, audit the code, contribute back, and avoid lock-in, which the team treats as a core promise to the community." --- This week, we announced the brand new 1.6 version, which features major updates to the Functions ecosystem, including local development, an updated CLI, support for Go, and more. And, just like every major release before that, Appwrite 1.6 is a testament to the power of open-source collaboration. With over 40 developers contributing, we've been able to push for a faster, better, smoother product for everyone in the community. We're incredibly grateful for the dedication and hard work of our community. Every contribution, big or small, has made a significant impact. Therefore, we’d like to conclude Init by celebrating the people who made 1.6 possible: our open-source contributors. Thank you for helping us build a better Appwrite. # Thanks to all the contributors We appreciate the work of everyone involved, from coding and translations to documentation. We’d like to extend our deepest thanks to: - [@ItzNotABug](https://github.com/ItzNotABug) who: - added a theme on SPA Init in [#1190](https://github.com/appwrite/console/pull/1190) - fixed redirecting back to the dashboard during password recovery in [#1188](https://github.com/appwrite/console/pull/1188) - fixed PNPM commands in the Contributing guide in [#1256](https://github.com/appwrite/console/pull/1256) - removed unnecessary bullet point marker in [#1240](https://github.com/appwrite/console/pull/1240) - fixed the tooltip location in [#1275](https://github.com/appwrite/console/pull/1275) - fixed input label alignment in [#1234](https://github.com/appwrite/console/pull/1234) - fixed cancel icon shifting in [#1207](https://github.com/appwrite/console/pull/1207) - fixed failing `GitHub` install on preview instances in [#1282](https://github.com/appwrite/console/pull/1282) - removed unnecessary plus icon in [#1283](https://github.com/appwrite/console/pull/1283) - deleted expired tags per project in [#8239](https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/pull/8239) - added tests to validate headers aren’t being overridden in [#8228](https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/pull/8228) - added `default` to table columns in [#8271](https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/pull/8271) - fixed document APIs that don't support redirects in [#8233](https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/pull/8233) - fixed the domain check in [#8472](https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/pull/8472) - updated Appwrite versions in [#884](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-generator/pull/884) - [@blackviking27](https://github.com/blackviking27) who fixed the wizard footer overlapping with the language indicator in [#1152](https://github.com/appwrite/console/pull/1152) - [@iamAyushChamoli](https://github.com/iamAyushChamoli) who fixed syntax for Android in documentation in [#1238](https://github.com/appwrite/console/pull/1238) - [@Anush008](https://github.com/Anush008) who - added the sync-with-qdrant template for JavaScript in [#288](https://github.com/appwrite/templates/pull/288) - added the sync-with-qdrant template for TypeScript in [#290](https://github.com/appwrite/templates/pull/290) - added the sync-with-qdrant template for Bun in [#291](https://github.com/appwrite/templates/pull/291) - added the sync-with-qdrant template for Python in [#289](https://github.com/appwrite/templates/pull/289) - [@navjotNSK](https://github.com/navjotNSK) who added Hong Kong in translations by in [#8179](https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/pull/8179) - [@2002Bishwajeet](https://github.com/2002Bishwajeet) who fixed setting the target field if the existing target document is false by in [#8236](https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/pull/8236) - [@Achraf112Ben](https://github.com/Achraf112Ben) who added Darija (Moroccan Arabic) translation file in [#7501](https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/pull/7501) - [@xuelink](https://github.com/xuelink) who removed unused import in templates in [#283](https://github.com/appwrite/templates/pull/283) - [@Snehasis4321](https://github.com/Snehasis4321) who fixed push notifications not working for node in [#282](https://github.com/appwrite/templates/pull/282) - [@kunalArya1](https://github.com/kunalArya1) who fixed variable names and logging in Web and React Native docs templates in [#890](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-generator/pull/890) - [@MarkPerkins](https://github.com/MarkPerkins) who removed force unwrapping of incoming URL parameters in [#887](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-generator/pull/887) - [@naman1608](https://github.com/naman1608)  who improved inline docs for Android SDK templates in [#873](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-generator/pull/873) - [@svenopdehipt](https://github.com/svenopdehipt) who updated the Flutter code to use `js_interop` in [#810](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-generator/pull/810) - [@us3r001](https://github.com/us3r001) who fixed the `jsonSerialize` return type in PHP query template in [#869](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-generator/pull/869) - [@Suven-p](https://github.com/Suven-p) who updated the Go client in [#647](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-generator/pull/647) - [@Im-Madhur-Gupta](https://github.com/Im-Madhur-Gupta) who added inline doc comments to the Web SDK template  in [#721](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-generator/pull/721) - [@adarshjhaa100](https://github.com/adarshjhaa100) who created a hint to run Init and deploy commands in [#720](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-generator/pull/720) - [@zlmr](https://github.com/zlmr) who: - fixed closing Android realtime socket properly on unsubscribe in [#814](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-generator/pull/814) - fixed Apple realtime socket cleanup in [#815](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-generator/pull/815) - [@StarZeus](https://github.com/StarZeus) who helped fix an Appwrite CLI login issue regarding the setting of cookies in [#802](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-generator/pull/802) - [@theemaster](https://github.com/theemaster) who updated .NET SDK to allow null value in user model in [#800](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-generator/pull/800) - [@KillTrot](https://github.com/KillTrot)  who changed `GetValues` to `TryGetValues` when parsing Content-Type header in the .NET SDK in [#806](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-generator/pull/806) - [@svenopdehipt](https://github.com/svenopdehipt)  who added support for vision OS and fixed warnings & errors in [#777](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-generator/pull/777) # How you can contribute Open source is at the core of Appwrite. We believe in building in the open, sharing our code, and welcoming contributions from the community. Many of our engineers came from the open-source community at Appwrite and stayed for the long run. If you would like to play a more substantial role in the development of Appwrite, here are some ways you can make a difference: - Share your suggestions in the [issues](https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/issues) listed on our GitHub repo. - Make bug fixes and feature contributions by creating [pull requests](https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/pulls). - Raise feedback and new ideas about Appwrite in our [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/discussions). - Participate with other Appwrite developers in our [Discord community](https://appwrite.io/discord). - Share your Appwrite project with our community on the [Built With Appwrite](https://builtwith.appwrite.io/) platform. - Add any Appwrite-related educational content on our [awesome-appwrite](https://github.com/appwrite/awesome-appwrite) repo. Together, let’s continue to build Appwrite through the power of open-source, and help every developer build like a team of hundreds.