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 First, thank you for contributing to MeiliSearch! The goal of this document is to provide everything you need to start contributing to MeiliSearch.
 
-- [Hacktoberfest](#hacktoberfest)
 - [Assumptions](#assumptions)
 - [How to Contribute](#how-to-contribute)
 - [Development Workflow](#development-workflow)
 - [Git Guidelines](#git-guidelines)
 
-## Hacktoberfest
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-It's [Hacktoberfest month](https://blog.meilisearch.com/contribute-hacktoberfest-2021/)! 🥳
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-🚀 If your PR gets accepted it will count into your participation to Hacktoberfest!
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-✅ To be accepted it has either to have been merged, approved or tagged with the `hacktoberfest-accepted` label.
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-🧐 Don't forget to check the [quality standards](https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/resources/qualitystandards)! Low-quality PRs might get marked as `spam` or `invalid`, and will not count toward your participation in Hacktoberfest.
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 ## Assumptions
 
 1. **You're familiar with [Github](https://github.com) and the [Pull Requests](https://help.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/about-pull-requests)(PR) workflow.**