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 Open Source 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 Gemini API
It’s time to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI using Google Gemini. Check out the Gemini API to build AI-powered apps that make your friends say WHOA. So, what can Gemini do for your hackathon project?
1. Understand language like a human and build a chatbot that gives personalized advice
2. Analyze info like a supercomputer and create an app that summarizes complex research papers
3. Generate creative content like code, scripts, music, and more
Think of the possibilities… what will you build with the Google Gemini API this weekend?
Get started -> https://mlh.link/gemini-quickstart
Best Use of Snowflake API
Play with industry-leading LLMs on a single account using the Snowflake APIs. Adding AI capabilities into your application can be as simple as a single CURL command to Snowflake’s REST API.
Build customized applications, RAG powered chat bots, or embed AI-powered features into your app in half the time with half the hassle. Get started for free with a special, student 120-day Snowflake trial (https://mlh.link/snowflake-signup) and check out this repository (https://mlh.link/snowflake-tutorial) for an example of the Snowflake REST API in action.
Get started-> https://mlh.link/snowflake
Best Use of DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI
DigitalOcean GradientTM AI is a unified AI cloud for building, training, and deploying machine learning models and AI agents. Get access to GPU infrastructure like DigitalOcean GPU Droplets and Bare Metal servers, along with serverless inference and 1-Click Models for instant deployment of your favorite LLMs!
Sign up for DigitalOcean (https://mlh.link/digitalocean-signup) today and get $200 worth of free credits that you can use towards building your next Gradient-powered hack. Enable your next project with DigitalOcean GradientTM AI for a chance to win some great prizes for you and each of your team mates!
Get started -> http://mlh.link/digitalocean
Best Use of Auth0
Auth0 wants your applications to be secure! Why spend hours building features like social sign-in, Multi-Factor Authentication, and passwordless log-in when you can enable them through Auth0 straight out of the box? Auth0 is free to try, doesn’t require a credit card, and allows for up to 7,000 free active users and unlimited log-ins.
Make your new account today (https://mlh.link/auth0-signup) and use any of the Auth0 APIs (https://mlh.link/auth0-docs) for a chance to win a pair of wireless headphones for you and each member of your team!
Get started - > https://mlh.link/auth0-MLH-guides
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 this weekend, either a detailed stand alone one or as a README.md file on GitHub, wins laptop stands or gift cards!
Code for Good
This prize is for the project that best uses open source tools to solve a real-world social, environmental, or humanitarian problem. To be eligible, we require you to have the following in your project repository:
1. An open source license
2. A Readme/documentation
3. Contributing Guidelines
4. Code of Conduct
Winning team takes home gaming mouse or gift cards!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Major League Hacking
Judging Criteria
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Completion
Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted? -
Originality
Has this project been done before at hackathons in the past? How creative is their project in solving the problem at hand? -
Design
Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface? -
Adherence to Theme
Does the hack adhere to the event's theme? Does it implement that theme fully or just partially? -
Learning
Did the team stretch themselves? Did they try to learn something new? What kind of projects have they worked on before? -
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"?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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