The Zerops Challenge
Rules
Everything you're held to
Read these before you start building. Registering for The Zerops Challenge means agreeing to all of them, along with the WeMakeDevs Code of Conduct.
The challenge is solo only. You take part on your own, and you build and submit your project by yourself.
Your final project must be deployed and running on Zerops. Zerops must be meaningfully used in how the application is built, deployed, or operated.
The challenge is open-ended. You may build an application, developer tool, platform, game, automation, AI product, or any other useful project. The project ideas on the overview page are inspiration only.
All participants must register through the event page before submitting a project.
The main coding and design work must begin after the event starts. You may discuss ideas, take notes, or plan the project beforehand.
You may use templates, frameworks, open-source libraries, public APIs, third-party tools, and publicly available assets. What gets judged is the original work you built during the event.
Every submission must include a working Zerops deployment, a live project URL, a public source code repository, a demo video, and a clear explanation of how Zerops is used.
The social media post alone does not count as a submission. You must also complete the official submission form on the event page before the deadline.
AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Copilot, or similar may be used for assistance, but their use must be disclosed in the submission form.
Projects generated entirely by AI, without meaningful original work, technical understanding, or contribution from the participant, will be rejected.
You must understand the code you submit, and be able to explain the project architecture, the Zerops deployment, and your technical decisions to the judges.
A participant may submit only one project. Duplicate, copied, incomplete, or previously finished projects will be disqualified.
Any intellectual property developed during the event belongs to the participant who created it.
Treat participants, organisers, speakers, and community members with respect. Harassment, discrimination, spam, plagiarism, or attempts to manipulate the judging process will result in immediate disqualification.
Failure to follow these rules or the WeMakeDevs Code of Conduct may result in disqualification. Final eligibility and judging decisions remain with WeMakeDevs and Zerops.