A hack isn’t done until it’s live. Cloudways by DigitalOcean is a managed cloud hosting platform that takes care of servers, scaling, and security so you can stay focused on building. Deploy your project on Cloudways and show it running live during demos.

What we’re looking for:

• Actually live: Your project is deployed on Cloudways and judges can open it from a public URL.
• Real-world ready: Show off things like caching, staging, or scaling that make the app feel production-ready.
• Built to last: Pick something people could keep using after the hackathon ends.

Judges will look at how well it’s deployed, how well it works, and how polished it feels. Cloudways engineers will share a getting-started guide before the event.