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# Community Call- Launch week edition

## Launch week recap!

### Astro DB
[Announcement blog post](https://astro.build/blog/astro-db/)
[Deep Dive](https://astro.build/blog/astro-db-deep-dive/)

### Volar + Astro (including grant)
[Blog post](https://astro.build/blog/astro-and-volar/)

### New Developer Portal
[Blog post](https://astro.build/blog/dev-portal/)

### Meetup in Montreal!

SAVE THE DATE. You’re invited to the very first official Astro meetup!

The Astro @core team will be in Montreal 🇨🇦  during the week of May 27, 2024. We'll be holding a casual meetup for anyone who is able to join us in person. Exact date / time / location TBD

[Tweet](https://twitter.com/astrodotbuild/status/1768730512300913002)
[Toot](https://elk.zone/m.webtoo.ls/@astro/112101526370138130)

## Repos

*We noticed that the more people speak, the more fun the calls get, so try to include a lot of people*

### Astro Core

#### Latest version(s): `4.5` (Matthew)

Read [the latest blogpost](https://astro.build/blog/astro-450/)

[Astro CHANGELOG](https://github.com/withastro/astro/blob/refs/heads/main/packages/astro/CHANGELOG.md)

### Adapters

- (Alex) The next major version of the Cloudflare adapter is taking shape. We are actively testing it right now, you can help us.
a) Install the latest preview: https://github.com/withastro/adapters/pull/159#issuecomment-2007698750
b) Run `astro build`
c) Run `wrangler pages dev dist` or deploy it
d) Report anything you find to GitHub Issues

## Around the Community

### February Community Award winners

[Discord announcement post](https://discord.com/channels/830184174198718474/845451793495752714/1217868716545671341)

https://community.astro.build

[Video about contributing to Astro from former Community Award Winners](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtRtkTzHVBU) -- If we're low on time, we could play this at the end :joy:


### Talking & Doc'ing

**[ASK ALEX OR FLORIAN IF THEY'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS]**

On last week's Talking & Doc'ing we helped a brand new Astro-focused community get started with a docs/resource site: https://astro-tips.dev .

We looked at what it takes to get a new site off the ground, using Starlight to present high quality Astro content like recipes, tutorials and guides... stuff that might be too niche or specific for official documentation but will still be a great resource for people.

As a docs/resource project, there are all kinds of things to think about: goals, audience, structuring content, what even should we include, community contributions, contributing docs... So we jumped in and looked at some of these "early life" moments and decisions in a brand-new project.

You can always find Talking and Doc'ing in the Discord Events, or on the [Astro community calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_g6re3u5gkl0mug3ktn1dibqhfk%40group.calendar.google.com). We never know what we'll be doing week-to-week, so you'll just have to show up to find out! 

**And if you're on the Fediverse, you can follow the [Astro Docs Mastodon account](https://m.webtoo.ls/@astrodocs/) for weekly updates, fun and frolic!**


### Video/content

https://shoptalkshow.com/607/		
https://twitter.com/simeonGriggs/status/1768690041314824319		Simeon Griggs
https://ryantrimble.com/blog/creating-a-guestbook-with-astro-db/		
https://erika.florist/articles/thingsiveworkedonatastro2023/		princesseuh
https://www.koyeb.com/tutorials/using-astro-and-server-sent-events-sse-to-build-realtime-in-app-notifications		rishirajjain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtRtkTzHVBU		withastro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq1uD3pjhM4		chrispennington
https://dev.to/rosnovsky/exploring-astro-db-2d89		rosnovsky
https://developers.netlify.com/guides/adding-resumability-to-astro-with-qwik/		pauliescanlon
https://everythingcs.dev/category/astro-authentication/		ksjitendra
https://unicorn-utterances.com/collections/framework-field-guide-fundamentals		crutchcorn

### Templates/Themes

https://github.com/ElianCodes/lucia-astrodb		ElianCodes

### Tips / Tools

https://astro-first-pr.zeabur.app/		liruifengv
https://github.com/pilcrowOnPaper/lucia-adapter-astrodb		pilcrowonpaper
https://github.com/rosnovsky/astro-mastodon		
http://portal.astro.build		ElianCodes

### Personal/Professional/Project Sites

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https://kulpinski.dev/		piotrkulpinski
https://gautamvaishnav.vercel.app/		gautamvaishnav
https://ep2024.europython.eu/		patrick.py
https://art.tricked.dev/		tricked.
https://flexilla-docs.vercel.app/		.johnkat_mj
https://astrolicious.dev/blog/hello-world		alexanderniebuhr
https://piccalil.li/		leannecodes
https://ryanfurrer.com/		ryandotfurrer
https://www.ibrahimo.dev/		ibodev
https://thiti.dev/		thiti.y

(Websites built with Astro from community members/individual peeps, **also tag with their Discord username if possible ❤️**)

### Starlight in the wild

https://guides.jbrains.ca/		jbrains_
https://astro-i18n.netlify.app/		florian_lefebvre
https://astro-tips.dev/		florian_lefebvre

## Wrap up

On Friday, we celebrated Astro's 3rd birthday with a [#birthday-party](https://discord.com/channels/830184174198718474/1217963439113375764) thread in Discord.

We posted all day long some of our favourite things about Astro, memories, found our first PRs and Discord messages... and we finished the day with a [birthday cake](https://discord.com/channels/830184174198718474/1217963439113375764/1218336736204165203)!

Check it out for a stroll down memory lane, and to celebrate 3 years of Astro!