Request access to Community Forks project, join Discord #contribute channel, RSVP on Meetup/Discord, contribute during Jan 22–29.

What counts for points?

MRs opened during event & merged within 31 days (mandatory); issues/notes/labels, forums/Discord, translations, events/content.

Aligns with individual leaderboard; all contribution types valued equally once MR requirement met.

Live hackathon leaderboard; Discord for collaboration and updates.

Community forks benefits?

Free Duo Pro access + unlimited CI minutes.

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Technical Onlinehackathon Applications open

Name: GitLab Contributors Hackathon
Start: 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-01-29T23:59:00.000Z

Date

January 22, 2026 – January 29, 2026

Where

Online

Mode

online

Entry

Free

#gitlab#open source#contributors#hackathon#devops#2026

FREE

Starts

Thu, 22 Jan

Entry

Free

Venue

Online

Eligibility

College students

Free entry