Awesome Hacking Locations

Website: https://github.com/daviddias/awesome-hacking-locations#readme
Category: Themed directories
Tags: awesome-lists, locations, remote-work
Brand: GitHub

Description

Awesome Hacking Locations is a community-curated, GitHub-hosted directory of public places around the world that are suitable for hacking, coding, and collaborating. Locations are organized by country and city, with details on Wi‑Fi, power availability, and other useful notes for remote workers and hackers.

Features

• Global directory of hacking spots

  • Locations listed worldwide, organized by country and city.

• Public, casual-friendly places

  • Focus on cafes, public spaces, and similar venues suitable for coding and collaboration.
  • Excludes locations requiring long-term subscriptions or memberships (unless membership can be done on the spot without long-term commitment).

• Amenity details per location

  • Indicates whether Wi‑Fi is available.
  • Indicates whether power outlets are available.
  • Provides address and, where available, opening hours.
  • May include brief notes on drinks/snacks (e.g., coffee, Club Mate) and activities.

• Structured listings

  • Each entry typically includes:
    • Name of the place.
    • City and country.
    • Short description or notes.
    • Webpage or URL for more info.
    • Table fields such as: Wi‑Fi, Power, Address, Open Hours.

• Examples from the list

  • MetaLab (Vienna, Austria)
    • Coffee, Club Mate; various activities and talks.
    • Webpage: https://metalab.at
    • Wi‑Fi: yes; Power: yes.
    • Address: Rathausstraße 6, 1010 Wien.
    • Open hours: Anytime as long as a key member is present.
  • Hackerspace Brussels (HSBXL) (Brussels, Belgium)
    • About 300 m² space with a small electronics lab (9000+ components), library, and tools.
    • Hosts workshops, weekly Tuesday meetings, hack nights, and other events.
    • Webpage: https://hsbxl.be/
    • Wi‑Fi: yes; Power: yes (per table entry).

• Community-driven contributions

  • Anyone can propose new locations via pull requests.
  • Clear contribution guidelines provided in CONTRIBUTING.md.
  • Emphasis on spots you would recommend to friends for hacking, coding, and collaboration.

• Aligned with the Awesome ecosystem

  • Inspired by and listed as part of the broader "awesome" curated lists ecosystem (sindresorhus/awesome).

Community & Contribution

• Open-source GitHub repository (daviddias/awesome-hacking-locations).
• Contributions accepted via pull requests.
• CONTRIBUTING.md file explains how to add or update locations.

Licensing

• The repository includes a LICENSE file specifying the terms for using and contributing to the list (refer to the LICENSE file in the repo for exact details).

Pricing

• Not a paid product or service.
• Access to the list and repository is free and open-source.