Blog: lfx mentorship September cohort (#343)

Signed-off-by: Floor Drees <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Gonzalez V. <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Jonathan Gonzalez V. <[email protected]>

Author: FloorD

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+title: "CloudNativePG part of LFX Mentorship again - sign up as a mentee!"
+date: 2025-08-04
+draft: false
+image:
+    url: lfx-cncf-cnpg.png
+    attribution:
+author: fdrees
+tags:
+ - mentorship
+ - lfx
+ - cncf
+ - PostgreSQL
+ - Kubernetes
+summary: "We have proposed 3 projects for the September cohort of the CNCF's LFX Mentorship
+    program, and we’re looking for mentees to sign up and receive a stipend for
+    their work."
+---
+
+The LFX Mentorship Program, run by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF),
+connects mentees with CNCF projects to foster open source contributions.
+Since its launch in 2019, the program has welcomed over 190 mentees across 96
+mentorships. [CloudNativePG joined the program for the first time in the June cohort](https://cloudnative-pg.io/blog/lfx-cncf-mentorship/)
+and had a fantastic experience. We're excited to return for Term 3 starting in
+September, this time with three proposed projects!
+
+Learn more about the projects below:
+
+### [Refresh cnpg-i-hello-world to align with current CNPG-I](https://mentorship.lfx.linuxfoundation.org/project/cabc7391-4956-42b2-b91c-d261816b7289)
+
+The cnpg-i-hello-world project was originally designed to help developers get
+started with building plugins for CloudNativePG using the CNPG-I framework.
+However, it's now outdated and in need of a thorough update to align with the
+current CNPG-I interface, best practices, and development patterns. The goal is
+to modernize the codebase, enhance its usefulness as a learning and prototyping
+tool, and improve documentation and examples to better support developers
+working with CNPG-I.
+
+Mentors: [Armando Ruocco](https://github.com/armru), [Gabriele Bartolini](https://github.com/gbartolini), [Marco Nenciarini](https://github.com/mnencia), [Leonardo Cecchi](https://github.com/leonardoce)
+
+
+### [Chaos Testing](https://mentorship.lfx.linuxfoundation.org/project/0858ce07-0c90-47fa-a1a0-95c6762f00ff)
+
+We aim to enhance CloudNativePG's test coverage by introducing a comprehensive
+chaos testing framework to validate its resilience, fault tolerance, and
+recovery capabilities. This involves selecting a Kubernetes-native tool (such
+as LitmusChaos or Chaos Mesh), designing automated chaos experiments for common
+failure scenarios, integrating them into CI/CD workflows, and collecting
+observability metrics like failover time and data consistency.
+
+Clear documentation and contributor guidelines will support the safe creation
+and execution of future chaos tests.
+
+Mentors: [Gabriele Bartolini](https://github.com/gbartolini), [Marco Nenciarini](https://github.com/mnencia), [Francesco Canovai](https://github.com/fcanovai), [Jonathan Gonzalez](https://github.com/sxd)
+
+### [Rebuild documentation for multi-version support with Docusaurus](https://mentorship.lfx.linuxfoundation.org/project/86a647c1-88c7-474f-b093-6abb58197083)
+
+We plan to modernize the CloudNativePG documentation by rebuilding the site
+using Docusaurus (or a similar static site generator) to support multi-version
+documentation, allowing users to easily access version-specific content relevant
+to their production environments. This initiative includes improving the site’s
+structure, navigation, and search functionality, while ensuring alignment with
+CNCF standards and user expectations. The documentation will continue to be
+hosted on GitHub Pages, with a new deployment workflow using Dagger and GitHub
+Actions. The outcome will include a working version selector, a cleaner content
+structure, and a contributor guide to support ongoing maintenance and updates.
+
+Mentor: [Gabriele Bartolini](https://github.com/gbartolini), [Francesco Canovai](https://github.com/fcanovai), [Leonardo Cecchi](https://github.com/leonardoce)
+
+## Sign up as a mentee
+
+Up for the task? You'll have to apply as a mentee on the [LFX Mentorship website](https://lfx.linuxfoundation.org/tools/mentorship/).
+
+Please see the [LFX Mentorship guidelines](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/mentorship/mentee-guide) for more details.
+
+Applications opened July 31, you have until August 12 to apply, with the selection
+notifications going out on August 27, and the program starting on September 8.
+The stipend guides and amounts are listed [here](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/mentorship/mentee-stipends).
+
+Please see the full eligibility criteria in the [LFX Mentorship documentation](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/mentorship/mentees).
+
+We look forward to seeing what we can build together!