Hacktoberfest 2022 - Contribute and win great prizes!
Tags: hacktoberfest, mindsdb, opensource, programming
Published: 2022-10-05 21:43:07

## It’s time to Hack again! 🧑‍💻😎 🎉

[Join MindsDB](https://mindsdb.com/hacktoberfest?utm_medium=community&utm_source=devto&utm_campaign=hacktoberfest2022) at Hacktoberfest 2022!
We have a lot of [rewards](https://mindsdb.com/hacktoberfest?utm_medium=community&utm_source=devto&utm_campaign=hacktoberfest2022) and [issues](https://github.com/mindsdb/mindsdb/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Ahacktoberfest) for first-time developers, low-code, and no-code contributors!

Contribute and Win an awesome [Razer Blade 15 Laptop](https://www.razer.com/hard-bundles/Razer-Blade-15-Bundle-V5-Essential/RZHB-220912-11), cool audio gadgets, cash prizes, SWAG and more!

## MindsDB Challenges and Prizes

We have prepared several categories of open issues that are ideal for first-time developers, low-code, and no-code contributors.
They fall into the following categories:

### 1. Integration Ideas
Share a [well-described idea](https://github.com/mindsdb/mindsdb/issues/new?assignees=&labels=integration%2Cenhancement&template=integrations_contest.yaml&title=%5BNew+Integration%5D%3A+) of a new MindsDB integration. The authors of top upvoted ideas will get a T-shirt, cool audio gadgets, and a cash prize:

1st place: $500
2nd place: $300
3rd place: $200

[See Rules](https://mindsdb.com/hacktoberfest?utm_medium=community&utm_source=devto&utm_campaign=hacktoberfest2022)

###2. Code, Low & No-Code contributions
Make as many contributions of your choice to win a high-end [Razer Blade 15 Laptop](https://www.razer.com/hard-bundles/Razer-Blade-15-Bundle-V5-Essential/RZHB-220912-11) or one of 10 cool audio gadgets!

- Contribute to Docs
- Share Social Media Posts
- Report and/or fix a Bug
- Make a QA/UX Test
- Develop an Architectural Diagram
- Write a Tutorial
- Submit a UX Design
- Build a Data-Source Integration
- Make a Video Tutorial
- Build ML Framework Integration

[See Rules](https://mindsdb.com/hacktoberfest?utm_medium=community&utm_source=devto&utm_campaign=hacktoberfest2022)

###3. Video ‍Tutorials
Make video tutorials of using MindsDB and invite everyone to watch them on YouTube. The authors of the most popular videos will get a T-shirt, cool audio gadgets, and a cash prize:

1st place: $1000
2nd place: $500
3rd place: $300

[See Rules](https://mindsdb.com/hacktoberfest?utm_medium=community&utm_source=devto&utm_campaign=hacktoberfest2022)


##The Prize Draw
![MindsDB Prize Draw](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ionwovatpov4xodlptes.jpg)
For every 10 points, you will receive one entry into the draw for the awesome **[Razer Blade 15 Laptop](https://www.razer.com/hard-bundles/Razer-Blade-15-Bundle-V5-Essential/RZHB-220912-11) powered by the top NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU, 14-core Intel i9 CPU and more…**

You can also win one of the 10 audio gadgets of your choice:
**JBL Earbuds** or **Rugged Outdoor Speaker**

Entries will close at midnight (PST) Monday, 31st of October with the winner announced on the first week of November.

To participate, you need to have your GitHub PRs merged and [complete the form](https://forms.gle/WDWuhiAwg1tSmBF6A) with your details before November 1st.


##Additional rewards
![MindsDB additional prizes](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/uo5zdu3wkvfc2mw8hww3.png)
Authors of the top 3 upvoted ideas and top 3 video tutorials or winners of the prize draw, will get the gadget they like – either JBL Wireless Earbuds or Rugged Outdoor Speaker.


##SWAG
![MindsDB t-shirt](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ljpvsjn3kde2ghlywu5c.png)
Get a high-quality MindsDB t-shirt for contributing with at least 5 points making pull requests to any of our [open issues](https://github.com/mindsdb/mindsdb/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Ahacktoberfest) labeled Hacktoberfest. Please [complete the form](https://forms.gle/WDWuhiAwg1tSmBF6A) by November 1st, so that we know your size and where to send the t-shirt.


##How to participate

1. Check the [rules](https://mindsdb.com/hacktoberfest?utm_medium=community&utm_source=devto&utm_campaign=hacktoberfest2022) on the [official MindsDB Hacktoberfest page](https://mindsdb.com/hacktoberfest?utm_medium=community&utm_source=devto&utm_campaign=hacktoberfest2022).
2. Check MindsDB [Hacktoberfest labeled issues](https://github.com/mindsdb/mindsdb/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Ahacktoberfest). If you have an idea that you don’t see listed then simply open a new issue with your proposal.
3. If you have any questions then please contact us at our MindsDB [Community Slack channel](https://mindsdb.com/joincommunity).