Announcing the Appwrite Hackathon on DEV!
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Published: 2022-04-12 16:12:40

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title: Announcing the Appwrite Hackathon on DEV!
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**There's a brand new opportunity for you to sharpen your software development skills while educating others, _and_ earning some amazing prizes — right here on DEV...**

### Announcing the Appwrite Hackathon on DEV 🎉 

This is our last DEV hackathon for a number of months, so if you've been considering participating in a past DEV contest, this is the time!

Read on for more details about Appwrite and the fun challenge they're extending to DEV members over the next few weeks.

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[Appwrite](https://appwrite.io/) is a self-hosted backend-as-a-service platform that gives developers all the APIs required to build any application. With Appwrite, you can add a number of crucial services into your app including user authentication, file management, image handling, Cloud Functions, Realtime database and more!

**From now through May 12th, we're offering you the opportunity to build a new application using Appwrite for the chance to earn/win some awesome prizes (including up to $2,000 USD).** In the process of building your app and writing your DEV submission post, you’ll get better acquainted with Appwrite's end-to-end backend server for Web, Mobile, Native, or Backend apps✨ 

### Categories
The Appwrite Hackathon on DEV is calling for projects in the following four categories:
- **Web2 Wizards:** Build an application using any of Appwrite’s tools that services the internet as we know it today and its users. Projects under this category should make use of user-generated content on the internet in some way. Projects can utilize elements of today's web that either consume or broadcast content.
- **Web3 Wunderkinds:** Fascinated by decentralization? Put on your creative hats and build a blockchain-related application using Appwrite. 
- **Mobile Moguls:** Build a new application that utilizes Appwrite's [Apple SDK](https://appwrite.io/docs/getting-started-for-apple), Appwrite’s [Flutter SDK](https://appwrite.io/docs/getting-started-for-flutter) or Appwrite's [Android SDK](https://appwrite.io/docs/getting-started-for-android).
- **Wacky Wildcards:** Build a wacky app that doesn’t fit into one of the categories above. With this category, we are looking for some _truly_ silly and/or fun submissions. Feel free to dream big and ridiculously — and utilize any offering that Appwrite offers 


### Appwrite Resources

- [Appwrite documentation](https://appwrite.io/docs)
- [Appwrite on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/appwrite)
- [WATCH: Getting Started With Appwrite's Apple SDK](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_OFaWDqB8&ab_channel=Appwrite)
- Team Appwrite on DEV...
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### Prizes 

_**4 Grand Prize Winners**_ (one in each category):
- $2,000 USD gift card or equivalent
- $300 USD credit to the Forem Shop
- Appwrite t-shirt
- Custom Appwrite Stickers
- DEV Sticker Pack
- DEV “Appwrite Hackathon” Grand Prize profile badge

_**Runner-Up Prizes**_ (10 Total):
- $200 USD gift card or equivalent
- $150 USD credit to the Forem Shop
- Appwrite t-shirt
- Custom Appwrite Stickers
- DEV Sticker Pack
- DEV “Appwrite Hackathon” Runner-Up profile badge

_**Participants**_ (with a valid project):
- DEV Sticker Pack
- Appwrite T-shirt
- DEV “Appwrite Hackathon” participant profile badge

> _Here's a preview of Appwrite's awesome swag offerings:_ ![Appwrite swag](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/mty04b7810bsnss2g4tw.png)


## How to submit your app and enter the Appwrite Hackathon on DEV

- [Install Appwrite](https://appwrite.io/docs/installation)
- Create an app using Appwrite that falls under one of the categories listed above.
- Use one of the following permissive licenses for your code: [MIT](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/), [Apache](https://www.apache.org/licenses/), [BSD-2](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause), [BSD-3](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause), or [Commons Clause](https://commonsclause.com/).
- Use [this](https://dev.to/new/appwritehack) post template to officially submit your application for the hackathon 
- **Be sure to publish your submission on DEV between April 12 and May 12 (@ 11:59 PM UTC), and provide your app’s URL, screenshot, description, and source code**

_Heads-up that you'll only be able to view our submission template linked above if you're logged into DEV._

_Additional notes:_
- We encourage you to share update posts on DEV using the #appwritehack tag to keep us posted on your progress (hint: use `series: [“series name”]` in the markdown heading of all your Appwrite Hackathon-related posts to link all content in a series)
- Multiple submissions are allowed
- If you collaborate with anyone, please list their DEV handles in your submission post so we can award a profile badge to your entire team! DEV does not handle prize-splitting, so in the event your project is named a Grand Prize-winner or runner-up, you will need to split those amongst yourselves. Thank you for understanding!


#### Additional Rules
_NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to 18+. Contest entry period ends May 12, 2022, 11:59 PM UTC. Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law or regulation. All entries must be new projects and created during the hackathon period. For Official Rules, see [Contest Announcement Page](https://dev.to/page/appwrite-hackathon-rules) and [General Contest Official Rules](https://dev.to/page/official-hackathon-rules)._ 

#### Community Support

**To ask any questions about Appwrite throughout the hackathon, leave a comment in the [Appwrite Hackathon help thread](https://dev.to/devteam/appwrite-x-dev-hackathon-help-thread-4jfj)**

**We also have a [community discussion thread](https://dev.to/devteam/community-discussion-thread-appwrite-x-dev-hackathon-13aj) where you can share your ideas and get suggestions on improvements from the DEV community as you build your app.** We encourage you to share your progress along the way to generate more excitement and benefit from additional community feedback suggestions.

### <mark>Important Dates 🗓<mark>
- <mark>**April 12, 2022**: Hackathon Begins<mark>
- <mark>**May 12, 2022**: Hackathon Submission Due at 11:59 PM UTC<mark>
- <mark>**May 13, 2022**: Submission judging begins<mark>

_Winners will be selected and announced in the weeks following the final submission deadline. Stay tuned!_

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We cannot wait to see how you approach this fun challenge — and the amazing applications you come up with.

Happy coding!