Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about participating, building projects, teaming up, sponsoring, and joining the Veeam Community Hackathon.
General
No! Every team will need people with a plethora of skill sets, such as project management, product management, marketing, design, and QA!
Yes! Team leaders will be selected by their peers during the ideation period.
Yes, you can specify a leader when signing up. The team, without the leader, should not exceed 12 people.
NOTE: When the team is too small or too big, we might reach out to find a solution.
Contact in Discord (preferred) or send an email to contact@veeamhackathon.com
A hackathon (also known as a hack day, hackfest, datathon or codefest; a portmanteau of hacking and marathon) is an event where people engage in rapid and collaborative engineering over a relatively short period of time such as 24 or 48 hours. They are often run using agile software development practices, such as sprint-like design wherein computer programmers and others involved in software development, including graphic designers, interface designers, product managers, project managers, domain experts, and others collaborate intensively on engineering projects, such as software engineering.
The goal of a hackathon is to create functioning software or hardware by the end of the event. Hackathons tend to have a specific focus, which can include the programming language used, the operating system, an application, an API, or the subject and the demographic group of the programmers. In other cases, there is no restriction on the type of software being created or the design of the new system.
Source: Wikipedia
The main event, or implementation period, will take place from Oct 12, 9 AM ET/15:00 CEST to Oct 16, 9 AM ET/15:00 CEST.
Everyone who is 18 years or older! We need different disciplines and different skill sets. You don’t need any experience with programming or designing to join. The team will help you; every bit helps. There are a ton of things to do: researching, project management, creating the pitch, ideating, quality assurance testing, etc.
Participants
The only requirement is that the participant must be 18 or older at the start of the event. Speaking English is recommended but not required.
Absolutely. Successful teams need project managers, designers, researchers, testers, presenters, technical writers, and product managers in addition to developers.
Yes. Participants can register individually and will be assigned to a team.
Yes. Experience with Veeam products is helpful but not required. Teams include members with varying levels of experience.
Yes. The hackathon is community-focused and open to anyone who meets the participation requirements.
Yes, as long as they meet the minimum age requirement, which is 18 or older at the start of the event.
No. Participants are expected to contribute when they can during the event. Teams are distributed globally across multiple time zones, and no one is expected to be online 24/7.
You can sign-up as a participant on the sign-up page.
Contact in Discord (preferred) or send an email to contact@veeamhackathon.com
Participants and leaders need to sign up before Sep. 30th, 2026.
Teams
Generally no, except in special circumstances approved by organizers.
Yes. Participants can register individually and will be assigned to a team.
Yes. While not guaranteed, organizers will do their best to accommodate reasonable requests.
No. Teams are encouraged to divide responsibilities based on individual skills and availability. Contributions can include coding, design, documentation, testing, project management, presentations, and more.
Participants can either join a predefined team or be assigned to a team based on skills, experience, interests, and team balance.
Organizers may adjust team composition to ensure a fair and productive experience for everyone.
Projects
Yes. In fact, all projects will be made open-source on GitHub at the conclusion of the event to encourage future collaboration.
Preferably not. However, if teams choose to do so, they should clearly disclose any pre-existing work and demonstrate the new functionality created during the hackathon.
Yes. AI-assisted development is permitted. Teams should understand and be able to explain the code and content they submit.
No. Teams are free to use whatever tools, languages, frameworks, and platforms best fit their solution.
Projects created during the Veeam Community Hackathon are open-sourced and hosted on GitHub. Repositories are made public at the conclusion of the event so the broader community can learn from, use, and build on the work.
Judging & Awards
Absolutely. Hackathons are team competitions, and contributions from all disciplines are valued equally.
Yes, provided they are identified as active contributors according to event rules.
Projects are evaluated based on Impact, Design, Innovation & Business Case, Technical Complexity, Ease of Use, Code Coverage, Project Management, and Presentation.
Teams must submit a presentation, video demo, source code, supporting documentation, and an attendance roster of active participants before the deadline. All content must be submitted in English.
Logistics
No. Teams and participants are distributed globally. While attendance at live events is encouraged, we know that the timing may not work for everyone, which is why the events will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel at the conclusion of the livestreams.
Team communication takes place primarily through Discord, with GitHub used for source code and collaboration.
Yes. There is no cost to participate in the Veeam Community Hackathon.
Please notify the organizers as soon as possible so team planning can be adjusted.
The opening ceremony and half-time show will be recorded and made available afterward on YouTube. Results announcements will be done via a post on the Automation Desk space on the Veeam Community Hub.
Sponsors
Please reach out to sponsors@veeamhackathon.com.
Contact in Discord (preferred) or send an email to sponsors@veeamhackathon.com
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Developers, architects, consultants, MSPs, cloud engineers, automation specialists, Veeam customers, partners, Vanguards, Legends, MVPs, and community leaders.
Yes. Depending on the sponsorship level, sponsors may receive post-event reports that include participation metrics, engagement statistics, and attendee registration information as outlined in their sponsorship package.