Docs, quickstarts and repos

Everything you need, per track

The links each sponsor points to, and the commands worth copying. Every link opens in a new tab.

  • Before you arrive
  • Gitar and Dash0 accounts. Create them before you arrive to save time on the day.
  • A Kubernetes cluster, and Docker. For the Radar or Elasticsearch tracks: cloud, or local with kind, k3d or minikube, and Docker if you're running things locally.
Sonar

Never Merge Broken

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  • Where your review instructions live in the repo.
    .gitar/review/

How to use it

Install Gitar as a GitHub App on your hackathon repo and ship every feature as a pull request, so Gitar catches logic errors and bugs before you merge. Write your project's conventions as review instructions in .gitar/review/, add repository rules for repeatable workflow actions, and turn on auto-apply so Gitar diagnoses failing CI and pushes the fix. It all runs in the browser, so there's nothing to install locally. The free 14-day Gitar Pro trial needs no credit card and includes auto-apply and custom rules.

Dash0

Stop Flying Blind

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How to use it

Instrument your project in the first hour with OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation and you'll have traces and errors in minutes. When your demo breaks or slows down, ask Agent0 "why is my API slow?" instead of digging through logs. Connect the Dash0 MCP server to your coding assistant so it can check what your app is actually doing while you build.

Elasticsearch

Find the Right Talk

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  • Run Elasticsearch and Kibana locally. Needs Docker.
    curl -fsSL https://elastic.co/start-local | sh

How to use it

Run it locally (you'll need Docker), which gives you Elasticsearch and Kibana with every feature unlocked for a month, or start a free Elasticsearch cloud trial. Then load in your data (talks, speakers, attendees, side events) and query it from Python, JavaScript or any other client.