OSSCommunity.com 🌍

A community-driven directory of open source meetups, user groups, and events — built and maintained by contributors across the open lakehouse ecosystem.

🌐 About This Project

OSSCommunity.com is an open and collaborative website designed to help people discover and connect with open source communities around the world.
It serves as a simple, searchable directory for initiatives such as Apache Iceberg, Apache Polaris, Apache Arrow, and other open data and lakehouse projects.

All listings are stored in a single JSON file (communities.json) and rendered dynamically on the website.
Anyone can contribute by submitting new community links, meetups, or event calendars via pull requests.

🧱 Project Structure

osscommunity_com/
├── index.html # Website layout and structure
├── index.css # Styling and responsive design
├── index.js # Dynamic rendering, search, and navigation logic
└── communities.json # Community directory data

🚀 Getting Started (Local Preview)

You can preview the site locally using any static web server.

Option 1: Python (built-in)

python3 -m http.server 8080

Then open your browser at http://localhost:8080

Option 2: VS Code Live Server

If you use VS Code, right-click index.html and select "Open with Live Server".

🧩 How the Site Works

The site loads communities.json dynamically using JavaScript.

Each top-level key (e.g., "Data Lakehouse", "Apache Iceberg") represents a category.

Each category contains an array of entries, each with:

{
  "name": "Event or Group Name",
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "description": "Short explanation of what this community or event is."
}

A search bar lets users filter listings in real time.

The site’s navigation bar links to related community hubs like:

• LakehouseBlogs.com

• DataLakehouseHub.com

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! If you know of a meetup, event, or community that should be listed, follow these steps:

• Fork this repository.

• Open the communities.json file.

• Add your entry under the appropriate category:

{
  "name": "My Awesome Meetup",
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "description": "A meetup group focused on open lakehouse technologies."
}

Commit your changes and push to your fork.

Submit a Pull Request describing what you added or updated.

Make sure your entry:

• Has a valid URL.

• Includes a short, clear description.

• Fits the spirit of open source and the lakehouse community.

🧠 Future Plans

• Add more categories (e.g., Apache Polaris, Apache Arrow)

• Support tags and filters (e.g., “virtual”, “regional”, “beginner-friendly”)

• Include featured community spotlights

• Enable JSON validation and schema enforcement

🏗️ Maintainers

Alex Merced
Head of Developer Relations, Dremio
Author of Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide and Apache Polaris: The Definitive Guide
GitHub: @AlexMercedCoder