Announcing Summer PCXI Hackathon

We're excited to share that we're teaming up with our friends at Xata, Clerk, and Prisma to celebrate summer with a two-week hackathon 🎉

Join in, build a fun project, and win cash and swag prizes!

📝 Hackathon details

Over the past year, we've noticed more and more users building with the PXCI stack. This stack enables you to quickly build reliable serverless applications that scale combining best tools for the job:

• Xata, a database with with their managed PostgreSQL,
• Prisma with their battle-tested ORM and database management tooling,
• Clerk, which is already a standard and trusted tool for identity and authentication,
• and (yours truly) Inngest.

We are all teaming up now to host a hackathon for our joint community. Here are the details:

• Teams: solo or in a team of two.
• Duration: July 5 - July 17, 2024.
• Format: Individual or 2-person teams.
• Requirements: Use the free tier of the full stack (Xata, Clerk, Inngest, Prisma) to create an app.
• Submission requirements: Your code must be public and can't be a recycled project.
• Submission deadline: July 17, 2024 (midnight local time).

➡️ We have prepared a PCXI starter project for you so you can start building right away!

🎉 Prizes

• 1st place: $2500 USD + Xata & Partner Swag
• 2nd place: $1000 USD + Xata & Partner Swag
• 3rd place: $500 USD + Xata & Partner Swag

💡 What to build

This hackathon is an opportunity to explore and innovate with the PCXI stack. The submitted apps are judged based on the usage of the stack and their UX. Extra points are awarded for:

• Integrating AI into your project.
• Creating engaging content such as videos, blog posts, or social media updates to showcase your app.
• Generating public engagement through promotional efforts on social networks can also earn you bonus points.

Creativity booster

Your creativity is the best guide and to help you warm up, here's a list of some ideas and what others have built with Inngest:

• Lipsync translation
• David Attenborough narrating the life of your pet
• Customer lifecycle emails streamlined with AI
• Collaborative AI-Assisted Workflows
• News summary app
• Transcript generator for YouTube videos
• Migrating thousand videos across hosting platforms
• "Rate my outfit" app, could be even social
• ... and many more!

We're excited to see what you will build!

📚 Helpful resources

Throughout the hackathon, Xata Community Discord will feature a dedicated hackathon channel (#hackathon) for help, inspiration, and support.

Moreover, here's a list of resources you may find useful:

• Xata Summer Hackathon resource hub
• Clerk Hackathon Resources
• Inngest Quick Start
• Inngest Blog: AI in production: Managing capacity with flow control

Questions?

For more details, check out the Xata Blog or ask on the Xata Community Discord.