Build the platform
that will judge you.
An open-source, self-hostable hackathon platform featuring strict track isolation, double-blind reviews, and normalized z-score judging.
Hackathon Raptors has run since 2023, across 85+ countries.
publish an official public API. The ecosystem runs on scrapers.
for one judge to score 30 projects, by standard estimates.
to build the thing that replaces all of it.
The problem is
structural.
Thirty-five hackathons in, across 85 countries, we know exactly what a submission and judging platform should do. What none of us has is a modern, open, self-hostable platform that does it. This is the hackathon where you build it. The winning project is the one we run.
Event Pipeline Architecture
Registration & Teams
Form teams via invite links before the strict deadline hits.
Submissions
Draft and edit your project securely until the UTC lock.
Double-Blind Scoring
Projects are assigned anonymously. Tracks are rigorously isolated.
Normalization
Z-score shrinkage automatically centers harsh and generous graders.
The Tier Architecture
Core
Required. A submission that does not clear T1 is not judged. This is the floor, not the target.
- →Authentication and sessions
- →A real role model: visitor, participant, judge, organizer, admin
- →Event creation with configurable dates, tracks and prizes
- →Team formation by invite link
- →Project submission with draft-and-edit
- →Deadline enforcement that actually holds
- →Public gallery with search and filter
Isolation
Strict track and judge isolation to guarantee fairness.
- →Judge-specific scoring queues
- →Double-blind project assignments
- →Z-Score shrinkage normalization
- →Immutable audit log
Zero Network Dependencies
No Network Dependency
Runs completely offline. No CDNs, hosted DBs, or external APIs at runtime.
API-First Architecture
Open API contract via Zod schemas means you own your data.
Self-Hostable
A single docker compose up yields a fully seeded, working portal.