docs(blog): HTTP add-on is looking for contributors by end of November (

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+title = "HTTP add-on is looking for contributors by end of November"
+date = 2022-09-27
+author = "Tom Kerkhove (KEDA)"
+aliases = []
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+On Nov 25, 2020, we started the HTTP add-on based on [@arschles](https://github.com/arschles) his initial POC which closed a big gap in KEDA's story - HTTP autoscaling without a dependency on an external system, such as Prometheus.
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+To this day, the autoscaling community has a very high demand for a solution in this area that auto scales and works in the same manner as the KEDA core.
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+With the add-on, we want to cover all traffic patterns ranging from ingress, to service meshes and service-to-service communication and make it super simple to autoscale (and with scale-to-zero support).
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+As time passed by, we've seen [@arschles](https://github.com/arschles) lead the HTTP add-on to a beta stage and have defined the [requirements for it to become a GA add-on](https://github.com/orgs/kedacore/projects/6/views/9).
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+Unfortunately we have seen very few contributions to the project and [@arschles](https://github.com/arschles) has switched roles and is unable to maintain it anymore.
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+📢 **Because of that, we are doing an active call for contributors and will assess the future of the HTTP add-on by the end of November based on the community and (hopefully) contribution growth. Until then, the project is on-hold.** 📢
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+**If we do not have at least 3 contributors take charge we will have to see what alternatives we have.**
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+We'd also want to take the time to say a big thank you to [@arschles](https://github.com/arschles) for his hard work on this and hopefully we can continue taking it forward!
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+Join our discussion on [GitHub](https://github.com/kedacore/http-add-on/discussions/523) if you want to stay up-to-date or want to get involved.