Hackathon Resources

Here you’ll find a curated list of valuable resources to help you succeed in the hackathon. Whether you’re looking for quick tutorials, in-depth videos, or insightful blog posts, we’ve got you covered.

Feeling stuck? Try the docs, search, or join the Discord to get help.

Convex is the open-source reactive database for app developers.

npm create convex@latest

Hackathon FAQ

How do I apply my Convex coupon code?

Sign in to your Convex dashboard, select the team you want to upgrade, and go to Team Settings → Billing and enter the code.

Where can I get hackathon support?

Join the Convex Discord #hackathon channel for support, questions, and good vibes. Our community is here to help you ship!

How do I deploy to Vercel?

Convex + Vercel = seamless full-stack deployment. Push your code, and your frontend + backend redeploy automatically. Read the guide

Build with AI

Rules & Prompts for AI

Get the best results from AI by adding rules to your favorite AI IDEs like Cursor and Windsurf.

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AI Chat

Need a chatbot or other AI-generated text in your app? Convex makes it easy to integrate AI services like OpenAI.

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Persistent Text Streaming

This Convex component provides a React hook for streaming text from HTTP actions while simultaneously storing the data in the database.

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Start building

Guided Tour

Get hands-on with Convex fundamentals by building a multiplayer chat app with an integrated AI agent

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Convex Quickstarts

Get up and running with our Quickstart guides for popular frameworks like React and Next.js, as well as Python and Rust projects & more

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Template Gallery

Pull a working Convex application off the shelf to extend or learn about how certain features are implemented.

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Convex Components

Independent, modular, TypeScript building blocks for your backend.

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Convex can do that!

Browse & search a gallery of fullstack app features you might need, and resources to help you implement them all in Convex

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Next.js Quickstart Walkthrough

Watch WebDevCody's 10-minute primer on building a Convex application with Next.js

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Next.js Starter

Next Starter is a SaaS starter kit with authentication, subscriptions, payments, and an AI chat playground. It includes a pre-configured backend, database, and UI components to speed up development. Created by RasMic.

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Hosting & Deployment

Publish your Convex app for the world to see using Netlify, Vercel, or your own hosting provider

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Learn & get help

Documentation

Dive deep into the Convex platform with our comprehensive developer documentation

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Developer Search

Get unblocked quickly by searching across the Documentation, Stack resources, and Discord chats simultaneously

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Stack by Convex

Learn about best practices, use cases, and more from a growing collection of articles, videos, and walkthroughs in the Convex Developer Portal, Stack

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Discord Developer Community

Join our active developer community on Discord to ask questions, trade tips & tricks, and show off your awesome Convex projects

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