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## 1. Pick

Anything with a monthly bill. Netflix, Realms, iCloud, the gym.

## 2. Rebuild

Same job, your hardware, open source. One file starts it.

## 3. Keep

The hours you logged buy the gear to keep it running.

Teens around the world. can sign up using [Hackatime](https://hackatime.hackclub.com/). to win prizes while building.

- free to enter
- ages 13 to 18
- sign up on stern
- hours tracked in hackatime
- non-AI hours only

## The terms of the deal

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| **what it is** | An online hackathon with no venue and no single weekend. You build from wherever you are, on your own schedule, and finish when it is finished. |
| **who it is for** | Anyone aged 13 to 18, anywhere on earth. Free to enter, and nothing to pay later. |
| **what you get** | Ship a project and pick real hardware off the shop list: blank discs to hold your library, or a Plex plan to serve it. Unlimited unless a listing says otherwise. |
| **how hours count** | Track build time with Hackatime. Once your non-AI hours are approved they become spendable, and that approval is the only gate. |