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Google Summer of Code 2026

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#9,445 opened on Mar 6, 2026

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Description

Ideas Page: https://github.com/borgbase/vorta/wiki/Google-Summer-of-Code-2026-Ideas

Mentors:

  • We need more mentors for the borgbackup tasks (see ideas page).
  • I personally can do backup mentoring, but will only be primary mentor for 1 student/project. For that project, a backup mentor is needed also.
  • We do not know yet how many projects we will get from Google / PSF, but if a potential project has no potential primary mentor, it rather won't happen.

Students:

  • If you have questions or remarks, please ask below (only about borgbackup tasks, vorta and borgmatic have separate sites).
  • Get familiar with the code, tools and development workflow.
  • Check this issue tracker and the labels, pick something you like (also check if somebody else is already working on it, see issue assignee and open PRs), open a pull request, watch the CI tests if they succeed, check for feedback from us.
  • Developer Docs: https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/master/development.html

Contributor guide

Research direction
Refer to the ideas page and follow the instructions for students.
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None
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Issue type
Research
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
1
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Unclear
Prerequisites
None
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20