TANSTACK START HACKATHON

Join the TanStack Start Hackathon hosted by Convex, CodeRabbit, Netlify, Firecrawl, Sentry, Autumn, and Cloudflare.

Build a full-stack app and compete for $140k in cash prizes and credits.

About TanStack Start.
Full-stack Framework powered by TanStack Router for React and Solid

Full-document SSR, Streaming, Server Functions, bundling and more, powered by TanStack Router and Vite - Ready to deploy to your favorite hosting provider.

Build something that shows what TanStack Start can really do with rich interactivity, live updates, server streaming, collaborative tools, full-stack routing, and RPCs with Convex, CodeRabbit, Netlify, Firecrawl, Sentry, Autumn, and Cloudflare.

Let’s see what you start!

​​​How to participate:

​​​1) Register on Luma.

​​​2) Build Requirements: Create a new app that starts on or after October 29th using TanStack Start, Convex, CodeRabbit, Netlify, Firecrawl, Sentry, Autumn, and Cloudflare.

​​​3) Share your app and tag us on Twitter (X) or LinkedIn @tan _stack, @convex _dev, @coderabbitai, @firecrawl _dev, @netlify, @autumnpricing, @Cloudflare @getsentry

​4) Submit your app with a video demo to Vibe Apps directory and select the tanstackstart tag before 12 PM PT on November 17th. No localhost submissions are accepted. 

​​​Hackathon Timeline​

• Hackathon Starts: October 29
• Submissions due: 12:00 PM PT on November 17
• Judging duration: November 17th to November 24th
• Winners announced: November 24

​​​Prizes:

​​Overall winner:

• ​$5,000 cash
• $100,000 in Cloudflare credits
• Office hours with Tanner Linsley, Creator of TanStack
• TanStack merch and sticker pack
• CodeRabbit, credits, and swag
• 3 months free to the FireCrawl growth plan
• 6 months Convex Pro
• Netlify credits
• Sentry: $1000 in Sentry credits and swag
• Convex Swag

​​Second Place:

• ​$3,000 Cash
• $25,000 in Cloudflare credits
• ​3 months free to the FireCrawl growth plan
• CodeRabbit, credits, and swag
• Netlify credits
• $100 in Sentry credits and swag
• ​Convex Swag

​​Third Place:

• ​$2,000 Cash
• $5,000 in Cloudflare credits
• ​3 months free to the FireCrawl growth plan
• CodeRabbit, credits, and swag
• Netlify credits
• Cloudflare prize
• $50 in Sentry credits and swag
• ​Convex Swag​

​TanStack Start Hackathon Cohost

​About TanStack Start:
TanStack Start

• Full-stack Framework powered by TanStack Router for React and Solid

​About Convex:
Convex is the backend platform that keeps your app in sync.

About CodeRabbit:
CodeRabbit is an innovative, AI-driven platform that transforms the way code reviews are done.

​About Firecrawl:
Firecrawl - Turn websites into LLM-ready data.​

​About Autum:
Autum - Stripe for AI Startups

About Netlify:
Netlify - Push your ideas to the web.

About Cloudflare:
Cloudflare - make websites, apps, AI agents, and networks faster and more secure.

About Sentry:
Sentry - Application monitoring software considered "not bad" by 4 million developers.

​Judges:

• ​Tanner Linsley, Creator of TanStack
• ​Jamie Turner, Co-Founder and CEO at Convex
• Matt Billmann, CEO and Co-Founder at Netlify
• [Jack Herrington](http:// https://github.com/jherr), Principal Software Engineer, Coder & YouTuber
• Michael Cannm, Tinkerer @ Convex
• ​Michael (RasMic) Shimeles, DevX Engineer at Convex
• Wayne Sutton, Head of Community & Startup Programs at Convex
• ​Shawn Erquhart, Product Engineer at Convex
• Omar McAdam, Founder at Unproprietary Corporation
• Tom Ballinger, Software Engineer at Convex
• Nicolas Ettlin, Software Engineer at Conve
• ​Gergő Móricz, Software engineer at Firecrawl
• ​George Kalangi, Technical Product Manager at Apple
• Tanvir Ahmed, SWE Intern at Autumn (YC S25)
• Sunil Pai, Principal Systems Engineer at Cloudflare
• Kristian Freeman, Developer Relations at Cloudflare
• Erik Thorelli, Developer Relations Lead at CodeRabbit
• Cody De Arkland, Senior Director, Developer Experience at Sentry

​Connect with Hackathon participants in Discord:

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Join the Convex Discord Community #hackathon channel.

​​​Terms and Conditions:

• ​An unlimited number of individuals and teams is allowed.
• ​You can join solo or as a team.
• ​Teams can have no more than four people.
• ​Only one team member needs to register here on the Luma.
• Only new apps started on or after October 29 at 11 AM PT will qualify for submission.
• ​The Hackathon IS NOT open to:  Individuals who are residents of, or Organizations domiciled in, a country, state, province or territory where the laws of the United States or local law prohibits participating or receiving a prize in the Hackathon (including, but not limited to, Quebec, Russia, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and any other country designated by the United States Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control) 
• See the complete Rules & Guidelines here.

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You must submit your ap****p ****before November 17th at 12:00 PM PT to be eligible.

​How submissions are judged:
The judges will review your app based on:

• ​How well you utilize TanStack Start with Convex and the hackathon co-hosts' and sponsors’ integrations.
• Creativity and quality of your full-stack app.
• Video demo showing how you built your app, less talk, more demo.
• Bonus points for social shares on LinkedIn or Twitter(x).

​About Convex:
Convex is the backend platform that keeps your app in sync.

Check out our Docs to get started.

​Startups apply to join our Convex for Startups program.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​Join our Discord Community, and connect with us on Bluesky, Twitter(X) or LinkedIn for updates.

​​​​​Watch Convex tutorials and talks on YouTube.

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​​​​​Thanks
Wayne and the Convex Team.