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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.

Appwrite 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, Appwrite’s Flutter SDK or Appwrite's Android SDK.
• 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
• Appwrite on YouTube
• WATCH: Getting Started With Appwrite's Apple SDK
• Team Appwrite on DEV...
  

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  Appwrite is a backend cloud platform that enables you to build your project's backend with just a few lines of code. Utilize Appwrites’ features Auth, Databases, Storage, Messaging, and Functions using your preferred frameworks and languages.

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:

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

• Install Appwrite
• 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, Apache, BSD-2, BSD-3, or Commons Clause.
• Use this 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 and General Contest Official Rules.

Community Support

To ask any questions about Appwrite throughout the hackathon, leave a comment in the Appwrite Hackathon help thread

We also have a community discussion thread 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.

Important Dates 🗓

• April 12, 2022: Hackathon Begins
• May 12, 2022: Hackathon Submission Due at 11:59 PM UTC
• May 13, 2022: Submission judging begins

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

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

Happy coding!