Howdy, friends!
With Hacktoberfest around the corner, we invite you to learn and explore the world of open source by creating hacks that promotes the principle of sharing knowledge for the benefit of the wider community! Come together to develop new open source hacks or build interesting hacks using just open source software! Make sure to add a license to your project to make it truly open source!
Whether you build something on the theme or not, focus on having fun. While we'd love to have you build something on the theme, our themes are only here for inspiration. Please build whatever you'd like!
Looking for ideas to get started? Check out this Hacker Guide.
Requirements
- We require all teams to submit a 2 minute or less demo video.
- Your code must be available in some sort of public repository.
- Your code and video must remain public post event if you want to continue being eligible for prizes. If your repo and video are not public we will select new winners.
- Your demo video must state the name of the hackathon at the beginning of the video.
- Ex. "Hey I'm Sam and this is my demo for AI Hackfest."
- You must have completed all the registration steps on Devpost.
- Note that Hosted by MLH events require registration and check-in on MLH's event page.
- Your email on all check in and registration platforms (Devpost, check-in form & MLH's event page) must match.
- Your video must be created the weekend of the hackathon.
- We don't allow you to submit your project to other hackathons.
- You can no longer submit projects that include prior work.
- There is no maximum or minimum team size, but we've noticed that teams perform best when they have a maximum of 4 hackers.
Prizes
Best Use of MongoDB Atlas
MongoDB Atlas takes the leading modern database and makes it accessible in the cloud! Get started with a $50 credit for students (https://mlh.link/mongodb) or sign up for the (https://mlh.link/mongodb-free)Atlas free forever tier (no credit card required). Along with a suite of services and functionalities, you'll have everything you need to manage all of your data, and you can get a headstart with free resources from MongoDB University (https://mlh.link/mongodb-university)! Build a hack using MongoDB Atlas for a chance to win a M5GO IoT Starter Kit or Gift Cards for you and each member of your team.
Build with MongoDB -> https://mlh.link/mongodb !
Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry
GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win a Hack from Home Kit or Gift Cards!
Build with GoDaddy Registry -> https://mlh.link/GoDaddyRegistry
Best DEI Hack sponsored by Fidelity
At Fidelity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are viewed as major keys to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to create forward-thinking financial tech that promotes equality for all people! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put financial opportunities and resources within reach for all communities, creating accessible, sustainable, and/or inclusive solutions. The team with the best hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member!
Build with Fidelity -> https://mlh.link/fidelity-talent-network
Best AI Project with Databricks Open Source
Databricks is an open analytics platform that helps you build, deploy, and maintain large scale data & AI solutions! Whether you’re working with large language models using Mosaic AI(https://docs.mosaicml.com/en/latest/), storing data with Databricks Data Lakes(https://www.databricks.com/discover/data-lakes), or deploying GenAI powered applications using MLflow(https://mlflow.org/), Databricks Open Source software has the tools you need to make your hackathon project state of the art.
Build an AI powered project utilizing Databricks Open Source projects like the ones mentioned, or Databricks friendly Open Source projects like LanceDB and Llama Index, for a chance to win some amazing prizes for you and your teammates! Check out the following link to see all qualifying Databricks' Open Source technologies(https://mlh.link/databricks).
Build with Databricks -> https://mlh.link/databricks
Best Documentation
Documentation is an integral part of open source projects that helps contributors navigate their way through it. The hack with the best documentation (either stand alone or on GitHub readme) this weekend stands a chance to win camping mugs or gift cards!
Best Open Source Project
Make your hack an open source project in it's true sense by adding the following to it -
1. An open source license
2. A readme/documentation
3. Contributing Guidelines
4. Code of Conduct
The most complete open source project takes home personal blenders or gift cards!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Major League Hacking
Judging Criteria
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Technology
How technically impressive was the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? Did the technology involved make you go "Wow"? -
Learning
Did the team stretch themselves? Did they try to learn something new? What kind of projects have they worked on before? -
Adherence to Theme
Does the hack adhere to the event's theme? Does it implement that theme fully or just partially? -
Design
Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface? -
Originality
Has this project been done before at hackathons in the past? How creative is their project in solving the problem at hand? -
Completion
Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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