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Appwrite Hackathon Rules

Contest Announcement

Appwrite x DEV Hackathon 2022 Contest

Sponsored by Dev Community Inc.("Sponsor")

NO ENTRY FEE. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

We urge you to carefully read the terms and conditions of this Contest Announcement Page located ** here and the DEV Community Inc. General Contest Official Rules located here ("Official Rules"), incorporated herein by reference. The following contest specific details on this Contest Announcement Page, together with the Official Rules , govern your participation in the named contest defined below (the "Contest").

Sponsor does not claim ownership rights in your Entry. The Official Rules describe the rights you give to Sponsor by submitting an Entry to participate in the named Contest. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Contest Announcement Page and the Official Rules, the Official Rules will govern and control.


Contest Name: Appwrite Hackathon on DEV
Entry Period: The Contest begins on April 12, 2022 at 5:30 PM UTC and ends on May 12, 2022 at 11:59 PM UTC (the "Entry Period")

How to Enter: All entries must be submitted no later than the end of the Entry Period. You may enter the Contest during the Entry Period as follows:

  1. Visit the Contest webpage part of the DEV Community Site located here (the "Contest Page"); and
  2. Follow any instructions on the Contest Page and submit your completed entry (each an "Entry").

There is no limit on the number of Entries you may submit during the Entry Period, but an Entrant (whether an individual, team or entity) may only win once in a particular Contest.

Required Elements for Entries: Without limiting any terms of the Official Rules, each Entry must include, at a minimum, the following elements:

  • Appwrite installed on your machine
  • An app built, using the services and general direction described in the category selected (below)
  • Code licensed with permissive license: MIT, Apache, BSD-2, BSD-3, or Commons Clause.
  • An overview of the app on DEV using the template provided (with all template prompts filled out)

Judging Criteria: All qualified entries will be judged by a panel as selected by Sponsor as set forth in the Official Rules.

Judges will award one (1) Grand Prize winners in each of the following 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

Judges will also select a total of ten (10) Runner Up Prize winners without respect to any particular category.

In the event of a tie in scoring between judges, the judges will select the entry that received the highest number of positive reactions on their DEV post to determine the winner.

Prize(s):

The prizes to be awarded from the Contest are as follows:

Four (4) Grand Prize winners will receive:

  • $2,000 USD gift card or equivalent
  • $300 USD credit to the DEV Shop
  • Appwrite Swag
  • DEV Sticker Pack
  • DEV "Appwrite Hackathon" Grand Prize winner badge
  • (approximate retail value ("ARV") $2,212 USD

Ten (10) Runner-Up winners will receive:

  • $250 USD gift card or equivalent
  • $150 USD credit to the DEV Shop
  • Appwrite Swag
  • DEV Sticker Pack
  • DEV "Appwrite Hackathon" Runner-Up badge
  • (approximate retail value ("ARV") $412 USD

Participant winners (who submit a valid and qualified entry) will receive:

  • A DEV Sticker Pack
  • DEV "Appwrite Hackathon" participant badge —Appwrite swag
  • (approximate retail value ("ARV") $12 USD