20 000 stars github blog post

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+title: "Kestra Open Source has Just Reached 20,000 Stars"
+description: Orchestration should be simple, powerful, accessible to everyone, and open-source.
+date: 2025-07-24T13:00:00
+category: News & Product Updates
+author: 
+ name: Emmanuel Darras
+ image: edarras
+ role: CEO & Co-Founder
+image: /blogs/20000stars.jpg
+---
+
+We've just hit **20,000 stars on GitHub**.
+
+It’s a big number. But what it means to us is simple: people care about Kestra, and they’re using it. You believe in what we’re building, together.
+
+Kestra started with a clear idea: **Orchestration should be simple.**
+
+No one should have to wrestle with layers of infrastructure just to run their first workflow.
+It shouldn't be something reserved for those who can write perfect Python or set up DAGs from scratch.
+
+**It definitely shouldn’t get in the way.**
+
+Orchestration should let you focus on your logic, process, and use case, not on maintaining a platform. And it needs to work for everyone, whether you’re running scripts, moving data, calling APIs, or automating internal ops.
+
+## We didn’t take shortcuts
+We didn’t grow on buzzwords. We took the long road, making sure things worked, scaling with real users, and building the foundations right.
+And most importantly, we did it **in the open**. Every feature. Every bugfix. Every idea, shared, discussed, shipped.
+
+**The community around Kestra is what makes this milestone possible.**
+You tested early versions, challenged assumptions, built plugins, reported edge cases, gave feedback, and sometimes just came to say “Hi”.
+
+Those stars? They come from you.
+And for that, we want to thank you.
+
+## What’s next
+We’ve got a lot coming soon.
+
+Yes, **1.0 is around the corner**, and it brings some of the biggest changes we’ve made so far.
+New features, better ergonomics, and a battle-tested developer experience.
+
+But the direction stays the same:
+- Keep the platform open and flexible.
+- Make orchestration accessible to everyone.
+- Give teams one place to automate all their workflows.
+
+Thanks for being part of it.
+Let’s keep going! 🚀
+
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+If you have any questions, reach out via [Slack](https://kestra.io/slack) or open [a GitHub issue](https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra).
+
+If you like the project, give us [a GitHub star](https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra) and join [the community](https://kestra.io/slack).
+::