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Hi @mongodb_staff and @thepracticaldev , when will the hackathon be over i.e. the last time to complete the hackathon. Is it 13 Jan 2022 11:59 pm PT or 13 Jan 2022 11:59 pm UTC?
In the announcement article, both times can be seen written.
The PT time is mentioned in "Additional rules"
The UTC time is mentioned in "Important dates".
Please clarify as I don't want to miss out on the opportunity and miss submitting my project.
So sorry for any confusion. The deadline was 13 Jan, 2022 at 11:59 UTC — however we misrepresented this initially so we will be counting all submissions that we receive through 7:59 AM UTC on January 14
Hi, kindly consider our project, we submitted project following the deadline "Submissions are due on January 13th, 2022 @ 11:59 PM PT/2 AM ET on January 14th, 2022/6 AM UTC on January 14th, 2022" as shared previously. We've put in a lot of effort in our project, requesting you to kindly consider the submission for the hackathon.
Same this side, I was relying on the submission template deadline
Hi everyone! So sorry for this confusion and for the errors in the announcement post. There were mistakes with the deadline as it was originally written and I sincerely apologize.
We will consider all entries submitted up until January 13th, 2022 @ 11:59 PM PT/2:59 AM ET on January 14/7:59 AM UTC on January 14, 2022. Not to worry! @valentinesean22, @hinasoftwareengineer, @geekysrm
Thank you so much for clarifying that! :)
Of course. I hate to think that this mistake on my end caused you all stress. Thank you for participating! We will make sure that this mistake doesn't happen again in future hackathons.
Thanks for organizing the hackathon :)
Thank you so much!
You are welcome. And thank you for the provision of such an opportunity, I learnt a lot and I am still learning. I am looking forward for other many events in the future.
Hi Gracie, I have seen this now and submitted my post a little while ago and i am so worried to see that the mentioned date in artilce is wrong as you are saying 12 Jan utc. I was considering the 13 Jan 11:59 pm PT time from the article.
Kindly consider the posts till 11:59PM PT as this was due to the confusion of the dates. As we all have spent many hours on buildling the useful applications.
Don't worry! Your submission will be counted because the error was on our end!
Thank you so much Gracie for clarifying and organizaing this hackathon :). Looking forward for more hackathons.
12 Jan? 😟
I haven't yet submitted and the post was (is) saying till 13th Jan.
And I can see people submitting after 12th as well.
So sorry. I have made a few errors here. Corrected my comment to reflect the correct information. The important thing is that your project will be counted as long as we received it through 7:59 AM UTC on January 14
Thank you so much!
Please reply to my query.
Hi, I have most of the server side logic for my app inside Realm Functions which I wrote using the UI Editor. How do I show that code in GitHub repo?
Do I create a folder called
realm_functionsand put all function codes there in separate files?Hi, you can use the realm-cli and do
realm-cli pullto get your project on your disk 😉docs.mongodb.com/realm/cli/realm-c...
Thank you, will try this 🙂
Can I include and refactor broken/hacky code that I'd written previously? I'd like to try again for this hackathon since I failed the last time. Hopefully this time I can manage to stay focused and build a working app with MongoDB on the backend. This will be my first time learning and working with MongoDB Atlas tools. Please let me know if this is allowed or not. Thanks
I'm not from MongoDB but I don't see why not since most apps are built by remixing existing apps. Most hackathon winners have been in the trench for donkey's years, so I think the more hackathons you participate in, the higher chance you'll win.
Thanks Trang! It's too late for me to participate 😅
Good luck in the contest! 🙂
@thepracticaldev Hi, I need some help regarding categorizing our application. What if there are functionalities that suit one or more of the mentioned categories? Should we mention a specific one or all the suited categories or in the fifth category? The fifth category is for applications that doesn't fit any of the other four categories right?
True I also need clarification on this
Usually, for the last category, they're looking for a very wacky implementation, the one that would get featured on Codepen and make you say: "Cool. But what do I use it for?"
The whacky is for projects that have some use for sure but not a very common one. Like a chat app a e-commerce app. That should have a untraditional use
Hello, I have created mongodb account but which cluster i have to select free or any other?
And second question I don't have credit card, is there any other option?
Otherwise I have to leave this hackthon.😥😥
Hi!
You can create a free cluster by following the instructions here: docs.atlas.mongodb.com/tutorial/de.... The free tier will give you access to most of the features that you need to build your application.
Looking forward to seeing your submission!
Hi, free cluster does not require a credit card. I use this one personnaly
please me help anyone. nodemailer failed to excite on MongoDB Realm... how to fix?
more info: stackoverflow.com/q/70696512/14395392
You will need to add nodemailer as a dependency. I've provided more details on StackOverflow.
sir, I am already add dependencies "nodemailer" . but still same error
sir now no problem, nodemailer 6.4.10 version is support on mongodb realm
Hi! I can't seem to make HTTPS Endpoints work with Postman, I didnt add any additional authorization, and also tried using API Keys and I always get same error response:
I got it now! The function setting for Authentication should be set to System
Hi @thepracticaldev , I'd love some help from the MongoDB team or anyone who has come across this. I have a realm app with email/password authentication enabled and I have a react native app that does sign up and sign in.
When using the sign in method from the realm library:
when I console log the user I get an empty object { } but when I call user.id I get the id of the user object. I'm not entirely sure what I have done wrong but I think this is causing further errors because I am getting an error when I try to open a realm connection with this user.
Any help would be great.
Hi,
For more technical questions, you might want to try to search or post on our community forums (mongodb.com/community/forums/), you will normally get a quicker answer there. As for your question, you could try creating an object that contains your application, and then use the methods for this application. Right now, I’m not sure if your Realm.app is an initialized property. You could try this out:
I hope this helps!
If I write code with ENV variables like passwords, how will Mongo judges get those variables so they can run the app?
We will run the application on our own cluster so you don't need to provide us with your credentials.
In order for us to configure our clusters, please provide a sample of the data or the realm application export file (docs.mongodb.com/realm/cli/realm-c...), along with any necessary instructions such as how to configure the ENV variables for us to setup the project.
The app has another third party service which requires authentication details
I have the same question...
+1 to the question.
Hi, I'd like some help understanding something in the realm data schema.
In what scenario would we use the relationships.json under the mongo-atlas schema in data-sources?
Why use this relationships file instead of just using embedding or adding a field with an objectId referencing another collection.
I hope I have asked that semi-coherently.
Hi!
I think I would need more information before I can answer this question. Also, for more technical questions, you might want to try to search or post on our community forums (mongodb.com/community/forums/), you will normally get a quicker answer there.
Regarding the use of relationships or embedding fields, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. The general rule of thumbs is that if data is accessed together, it should be stored together. You can find out more information about data modeling in our docs (docs.mongodb.com/manual/core/data-...), or watch the talk “From Tables to Documents” (youtube.com/watch?v=j9N1dIVmV48).
I hope this helps.
Hi - I'm from the Realm Team! You're pretty much correct. The relationships defined in Realm let you easily reference fields in another collection to define your relationships instead of having to embed them in your documents. This is especially valuable when using services like Realm's Hosted GraphQL API or Realm Sync because we will automatically resolve the relationship for you without having to do a $lookup or another query.
@thepracticaldev Can we take part as a team, And its ok to show the working application in github, and in local machine without hosting ?
Hi @shaijut,
Yes, you can definitely submit as a team. The more, the merrier, right? The prize will be sent to the person who posted the submissions, and you will need to work it out as a team.
For the application, it doesn’t need to be hosted anywhere, although you might want to look into Realm Hosting since using multiple services might make the judges happy 😜.
Whether you host the application or not, make sure that you provide detailed instructions on how to set up the application so that the judges can give it a try.
Thanks. 2 question.
In automation innovation can we try to automate thinks like mail support to bot based, my application will be security domain based ?
Does Mongo db has just key value store like redis, is there any specific product to store large number of links as values, to query faster ?
To your first question, the answer is yes! Anything that uses an Atlas Serveless instance (docs.atlas.mongodb.com/tutorial/cr...) will fit in this category.
For your second question, MongoDB offers a flexible data schema that can accommodate just about any type of data format. The speed of the query will depend on many different factors. I suggest that you start by exploring the data modeling intro from our docs (docs.mongodb.com/manual/core/data-...), or the talk “From Tables to Documents” (youtube.com/watch?v=j9N1dIVmV48).
@thepracticaldev Do we have to make a web app as in website or can we make an android app?
Feel free to use whatever technology you’d like! The more creative, the better 🎉.
As long as you provide all the instructions for our judges to be able to test the application on their own, you can use any programming language or platform that you want.
"test the application on their own": Should I provide instructions to use the app as an end user, or a developer?
I believe either should be fine. You can deploy your app to a cloud platform like Heroku or Netlify as a live demo and/or provide instructions in your Git repo README for the judges to run & test. Since open source licensing of the app's code is one of the requirements, I assume the judges are developers themselves who will be reviewing code & installing your app anyway.
Yup, @joellord 's profile says 'Developer Advocate' 👍
Who I think is one of the judges
Is there a way to call a realm function from nodejs file using the
MongoClientinstance. If not, what is the right packagerealmorrealm-webfor doing this.Yes, you can use the
realm-webpackage for this. To call a serverless function calledsumwith the arguments2and3, you would use the following code:You can find out more about how to use Realm functions in the documentation.
thanks it worked.
What I meant by
MongoClientinstance is the one which I used to query my Atlas database and collections.Hi, we're trying to deploy our application to heroku. Our session is not persisteing, (heroku: backend, Angular: frontend), we're using mongo-connect but it's not persisting, would be really helpful if anyone could help us with this!
Olá, tenho uma duvida. Moro no Brasil, as regras permitem que eu participe? Já vi algumas hackathons que não permitiam.
Você certamente ainda pode participar! Lembre-se de que não podemos garantir que alguém da equipe de jurados saiba ler português. A propósito, estou usando o Google Translate, então, peço desculpas por quaisquer erros!
Olá Gabriel :)
Claro que sim por favor participa :D! New todos os jurados falam português, por isso é melhor apresentar tudo em inglês.
Se ajudar, eu falo Português :D qualquer dúvida pode falar comigo.
Obrigada!
Hi Everyone,
I am trying to deploy my NextJS and Mongo Db Project on Vercel and each time I deploy its giving 500: Server error'
I included my mongodb url and the devurl(localhost:3000) as the env variable on vercel during build time but still getting error
Hi.
It would be difficult to help before seeing your repo. Can you share your GitHub repo so we can see the issue?
Also, the devUrl shouldn't be used in prod deployment in Vercel, AFAIK.
Hi Soumya,
here is my github repository of the project: github.com/Taofiqq/fudo
Also, how do I go about the localhost because that is what I am using to make api calls in local.
Thank you
Hi Soumya,
here is my github repository of the project: github.com/Taofiqq/fudo
Hi,
Inside a Realm function, I am using
How do I make use of the
allUsersinside the Realm function again? e.g. How do I access,say,allUsers[0]?The
.find()method that you use returns a cursor. You can convert that into an array by using the.toArray()method.Find our more in the documentation.
Got the ans.
Would have to use
toArray().Hi everyone!
I am thinking of using a MongoDB atlas serverless DB with a Laravel Application. In which of the categories will it fit?
Hi!
Without more information about your submission, it’s hard to tell. I would say that the “Automation Innovation” is probably the best match since it’s using MongoDB Atlas Serverless.
I suggest that you wait until you complete your application. Once you completed it, look at the suggested categories in the above post again and see if it fits well in a specific category. If it doesn’t, you can submit it in the “Choose your own adventure” category.
Looking forward to your submission!
Thanks Joel!
I am creating a clone of testimonial.to.
I think it will fit in 'Choose Your Own Adventure' category. But I have doubt that my project satisfies this '...the winners we select in this category will be the ones that got super creative and wacky! Feel free to go as random as possible.'
Is there a way to change MongoDB's default port 27017 to run on another port? For a shard cluster?
Yes, it is possible, however, the easiest way to use MongoDB is with MongoDB Atlas (account.mongodb.com/account/login), the cloud offering by MongoDB. When using Atlas, you only need your connection string, and don’t need to bother with configuration and ports.
This challenge is specifically about MongoDB Atlas so you should give it a try to see. You will most certainly find that it’s much easier to use than a local version of MongoDB.
Looking forward to your submission!
Thanks Joel, I wanted to participate. My ❤️ said 'yes' but my 🧠 said 'no'. Should have spent time working on my project for this hackathon, but I got distracted with producing 🎵 + 🎨 instead 😒. With < 2 days left, I won't be able to make the deadline, sadly. Plus those pesky bugs always take unexpectedly longer to resolve 😮💨 Maybe next time if there is a next time
please help me anyone. nodemailer failed to excite on MongoDB Realm... how to fix?
more info: stackoverflow.com/q/70696512/14395392
This is unfortunate, but I just want to say, I've been trying to do a project with Atlas Time Series, and the documentation for it is not the best. As a beginner, it isn't simple to pick up. Furthermore, the docs I've found online, sometimes are inconsistent.
I hope the MongoDB team works to improve the docs in the near future. Thank you!
Created an add to calendar link: Add MongoDB Atlas Hackathon to Google Cal
I noticed some discrepancies in the deadline; on the main post is says the deadline in 11:59 UTC, and on the template post it says the deadline is 11:59 PT (5:59 UTC). Any ideas?
Hi there! So sorry about this confusion. We will count all submissions that came through by 7:59 AM UTC on January 14. There were some error on our end and you shouldn't have your submission status impacted because of that!
In the hackathon Rules section as it's been written ...the Entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail account of the individual or team leader specified in the Entry Materials. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider..., my question is How judges will recognise my mongoDB authorised account from my dev post and github repository?
I'm asking because I'm using different email which is authorised by mongodb but I haven't provided it in either dev.to or github profile.
Should I provide my mongodb authorised email in the dev post?
Hello! This section of the rules refers to the event of a dispute about the author/participant. Unless a dispute is raised, we simply refer to the submission post and do our best to verify an association between the DEV account and the details provided via the GitHub code and through MongoDB.
All of this said, we will reach out to you individually about your submission to verify your email address if necessary. Thank you for flagging!
if my project is a web application so do i need to host it somewhere in order to post it for the hackathon or the source code is enough for it?
do the project need to run on there local machine or container for the project to be considered valid?
@thepracticaldev can I use mongoose to connect my application to mongodb and still be eligible or does it have to be the mongodb library?
Mongoose is a Node.js-based Object Data Modeling (ODM) library for MongoDB. So here is a challenge for you:
Do you really need this ODM layer or can you use our native MongoDB Node.js driver (mongodb.github.io/node-mongodb-nat...) directly? Most developers find the MongoDB Node.js driver more intuitive to use than Mongoose.
Please read this awesome article that discuss the 2 approaches: thttps://mongodb.com/developer/article/mong...
Hi, I have 2 questions:
Hi @amolbr_ !
Yes, you can use external APIs for your project.
The exact parameters for judging have not been publicly announced. There will be a technical aspect to the judging, as well as a creativity aspect.
Looking forward to seeing your submission!
Should my backend be hosted in order to join the hackathon ?
As long as the judges can run the application locally, you don't need to host the application. Please make sure that you add the full instructions on how to run the application locally or in a container when you submit!
Does realm listeners work on the browser.
Hi!
Yes, in Realm, you can watch a collection for changes (docs.mongodb.com/realm/mongodb/wat...).
collection.watch()is an async generator that will be triggered whenever there is a change in the documents you are watching. The full documentation is available at docs.mongodb.com/realm/sdk/node/ex....Does anyone know where the docs are to access atlas full text search output through a tool like curl or postman?
Hi :D,
Generally, you would have a backend that connects to your MongoDB Atlas instance so that your browser can connect to that backend. This backend would use the native MongoDB driver for your language (docs.mongodb.com/drivers/).
If you want to test your Atlas Search results directly in cURL, you can use the Atlas Data API (available now in Preview - docs.atlas.mongodb.com/api/data-ap...). The Data API enables you to query data directly in HTTP, and will work with both curl and Postman. Note that this won’t work in your browser though..
Examples of using the Atlas Data API for Atlas Search:
github.com/mongodb-developer/atlas...
If you only need to test the output of your Atlas Search queries, you can use the Atlas Search UI directly (docs.atlas.mongodb.com/atlas-searc...), or Compass (mongodb.com/products/compass), the MongoDB GUI. The latter is the easiest way to test and explore data from your collections.
I have doubt about the Grand Prize!
Will the $1500 given to every top 5 winners or only top 1 winner?
and same with other 4 listed in Grand Prize section!
1 grand winner from every category( E-commerce, prime time ,Action Star, Automation Innovation and Choose your own adventure) will be selected.
And 10 runner up
Correct! There will be a $1,500 prize for each category :)
Hi When will the winners be announced today?
I'm looking forward to hearing the results.
how to post my submission
Hey, just create a new article submitting your project following this template: dev.to/new/atlashackathon
Hey how do i identify if my project has been considered for the competition ?
Hi there! We consider/manually review all submission posts that feature original work and follow the rules listed in the announcement post!
I made a post but it says it's Unpublished Post, is that supposed to happen? Have I submitted to the hackathon?
HI there! Did you change published to
truein the submission post?Hi eventhough I recieved the coupon code and applied it to my account, when creating a serverless instance, it still requests for payment verification. Is there a way around this?
Hi,
Unfortunately, in order to apply for the coupon, you will need a payment verification. You should have more than enough credits for the duration of the challenge though, and if you need more, just reach out to us, we’ll gladly send you another code.
I didn't receive a mail with the special code after i filled the form
We will look into this!
@joshuajee it appears that you did receive the email (on December 15 at 4:17 PM Eastern Standard Time/10:17 PM West Africa Standard Time). Did you check your spam folder?
Hi, could you check if my submission is valid ?
dev.to/julien41/lotir-share-link-a...
Thanks !
Hello! We do not begin reviewing submissions until after the deadline has passed (we will be pulling submissions tomorrow) and it is not our policy to follow up with individuals about the status of their submission individually. As long as you followed the instructions/rules listed in the post, you should be good!
Hi, is there a limit on on number of entries ?
Nope!
For the Apache-2 permissive license, do we just place it at the bottom of our README?
To add a licence to a Github repository, you can add the license itself in a file named LICENSE.md at the root of your project. You can also find instructions on Github.com on how to add a license to a repository (docs.github.com/en/communities/set...).
Got it thank you!
Is there any issue to use MongoDB by mongoose ?
Hi Ataur :D,
Mongoose is a Node.js-based Object Data Modeling (ODM) library for MongoDB. So here is a challenge for you:
Do you really need this ODM layer or can you use our native MongoDB Node.js driver (mongodb.github.io/node-mongodb-nat...) directly? Most developers find the MongoDB Node.js driver more intuitive to use than Mongoose.
Please read this awesome article that discuss the 2 approaches: thttps://mongodb.com/developer/article/mong...
Hi! Can anyone point me to an open-source bare minimum ecommerce store using MongoDB? I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the moving pieces unrelated to MongoDB that go into an ecommerce store.
Hi,
There are many components to an e-commerce store. I’d say the essential parts are a catalog of products, a shopping cart, and a checkout page. If you want to get inspired, you can take a look at the e-commerce demo website built with MongoDB at mongodb.com/e-commerce-demo.
Looking forward to your submission!
may i submit to two category with two different project?
Hey, check this answer
dev.to/bleakview/comment/1klcp
If I win where will I get the prize money. Can I withdraw it from the dev shop
The cash prize will be fulfilled via PayPal for those in countries that can utilize it. For those that can't we have alternative avenues — it all happens via email :)