GitLab Hackathon

The GitLab Hackathon is a week-long virtual event where everyone can contribute to GitLab projects. Our hackathons are community events focused on collaboration and innovation.

Why participate?

• Win prizes, level up, and unlock GitLab profile achievements
• Gain practical experience through coding, documentation, translation, UX design (and more!)
• Collaborate with a globally diverse open source community

Join the hackathon

Create a merge request anytime during the 7 day hackathon period. @gitlab-bot will automatically apply the Hackathon label, denoting that the MR qualifies for the hackathon.

How it works

The GitLab Hackathon runs for 7 days in UTC time. GitLab reviewers check merge requests (MRs) Monday through Friday.

• All gitlab-org, gitlab-com, and components projects qualify
• Merge requests must be merged within 31 days after the hackathon ends
• Track your progress on the leaderboard below

Scoring

Badge	Categories	Eligibility	Description
	First Place	Individuals with the most points	200 credits to redeem in our Contributor Success store
	Second Place	Individuals with the second most points	150 credits to redeem in our Contributor Success store
	Third Place	Individuals with the third most points	100 credits to redeem in our Contributor Success store
	Merged MR	Everyone with a merged MR	50 credits to redeem in our Contributor Success store

Getting started

1. Click start onboarding and a personal onboarding issue will be sent to your email within 5 minutes.
2. Setup your dev environment.
3. Choose a quick-win issue.