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The sillo community is a place for developers to connect, share knowledge, and help each other build amazing applications with sillo.

Welcome to the sillo Community!

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We’re thrilled to have you here! The sillo community is a place for developers to connect, share knowledge, and help each other build amazing applications with sillo.

Open Source at Heart

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sillo is proudly 100% open source and community-driven. We believe in the power of collaboration and transparency in building great software. Our entire ecosystem is built on open source principles:

  • Core Framework: The main sillo framework is completely open source under the MIT license
  • Community Contributions: The sillo-contrib package provides community-driven extensions and middleware
  • Transparent Development: All development happens in the open on GitHub with public discussions and roadmaps

sillo Contrib Package

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The sillo-contrib package is our community-driven collection of extensions, middleware, and add-ons that extend sillo’s capabilities. It includes:

  • URL Normalization Middleware - Clean and consistent URL handling
  • Trusted Host Middleware - Security against Host header attacks
  • ETag Middleware - Automatic ETag generation and conditional requests
  • JSON-RPC Support - Full JSON-RPC 2.0 server and client implementation
  • Tortoise ORM Integration - Complete async ORM integration with automatic lifecycle management
  • Scheduler - Interval-based, cron-based, and one-time job scheduling with lifecycle integration

Install all contrib packages at once:

Terminal window
uv add sillo-contrib

Or explore individual packages in the sillo-contrib repository.

Open Source Philosophy

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We believe that great software is built by communities, not just companies. That’s why:

  • Everything is MIT Licensed - Use sillo in any project, commercial or personal
  • No Vendor Lock-in - You own your code and can modify anything
  • Community-First - Major decisions are discussed openly with the community
  • Transparent Roadmap - Our development priorities are public and community-influenced
  • Welcoming to All - We maintain an inclusive environment for developers of all skill levels

Get Involved

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Core Framework

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Community Contributions (sillo-contrib)

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Ways to Contribute

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  • Code: Submit bug fixes, new features, or performance improvements
  • Documentation: Help improve our docs, tutorials, and examples
  • Community: Answer questions, help other developers, share your projects
  • Testing: Report bugs, test new features, improve test coverage
  • Ideas: Suggest new features or improvements through GitHub discussions

Stay Updated

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Code of Conduct

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Please review our Code of Conduct to help us maintain a welcoming and inclusive community.

We can’t wait to see what you’ll build with sillo!

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