Kalvad's Commitment to Open Source
At Kalvad, we actively contribute to the projects we rely on every day, not as a side activity, but as part of our engineering culture. Our work ranges from maintaining libraries to submitting fixes, improvements, and long-term support across critical open-source ecosystems.
Open source in numbers:
3
Maintained projects
100+
Upstream contributions
2
Sponsored projects
6+
Years in open-source
Our contributions include:
- Maintaining and co-maintaining production-grade open-source projects
- Regular upstream contributions to widely used frameworks and tools
- Bug fixes, performance improvements, and long-term maintenance
- Financial support for open-source ecosystems we depend on
Join us in contributing back to open source
Open source thrives when developers, maintainers, and enthusiasts work together. Whether you’re fixing a bug, improving documentation, or submitting a new feature, there’s a place for you in the projects we care about.
- Contribute to our projects – Explore repositories we maintain and submit your own improvements.
- Help upstream projects – Support widely-used frameworks by submitting fixes, features, or tests.
- Spread the knowledge – Write tutorials, translate documentation, or share your experiences with the community.
- Join the conversation – Follow our GitHub discussions, join project chats, or attend community meetups.
Community & Infrastructure Support
Alpine Linux
A lightweight, security-oriented Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox.
Use case: Ideal for minimal container images and secure deployments.
Archlinux
A flexible Linux distribution following the Keep It Simple philosophy.
Use case: Used by developers for bleeding-edge packages and custom setups.
Django
A high-level Python web framework for rapid, clean development.
Use case: Used for building robust web applications quickly.
Dramatiq
A fast, reliable distributed task processing library for Python.
Use case: Process background jobs efficiently in production systems.
FreeBSD
An advanced OS for servers, desktops, and embedded platforms.
Use case: Power reliable infrastructure and high-performance systems.
Garage
An open-source distributed object storage for self-hosting.
Use case: Store and manage files reliably in a self-hosted environment.
Kestra
An open-source data orchestration and scheduling platform.
Use case: Replace Jenkins, Airflow, or Prefect for workflow automation.
QuickWit
A high-performance, low-latency open-source search engine.
Use case: Index and search large datasets quickly.
Warp10
A platform for managing and analyzing time series data.
Use case: Collect and analyze sensor and IoT data efficiently.
Maintained Projects
Django Cloudflare Images
Integrates Cloudflare Images into Django projects.
Use case: Automatically optimize images for faster web performance.
Django Glide
Integrates Glide.js carousel into Django projects.
Use case: Add responsive image carousels to Django websites easily.
Infraninja
Automates infrastructure setup and common service deployments.
Use case: Quickly set up services like Netdata, Docker, and secure environments.
Core Technical Contributions
Django Ninja
A web framework for building APIs with Django and Python type hints.
Use case: Fast and type-safe API development for modern web apps.
Keycloak
Open-source identity and access management solution.
Use case: Secure user authentication and authorization for modern apps.
Minio
Open-source object storage compatible with Amazon S3.
Use case: Self-hosted cloud storage with S3 API compatibility.
PyInfra
Turn Python code into shell commands for remote servers.
Use case: Automate server provisioning and operations at scale.