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Hackathon Starter

Hackathon Starter is a free, open-source SaaS boilerplate built with Bootstrap. A boilerplate for Node.js web applications. It has 35,251 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Start a project with npx degit sahat/hackathon-starter or clone the repository.

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Get started

Copy the files into a new folder with degit (no git history), or clone the repository with git.

Copy with degit
npx degit sahat/hackathon-starter my-site
cd my-site
Or clone with git
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sahat/hackathon-starter.git my-site

Sources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.

About Hackathon Starter

If you have attended any hackathons in the past, then you know how much time it takes to get a project started: decide on what to build, pick a programming language, pick a web framework, pick a CSS framework. A while later, you might have an initial project up on GitHub, and only then can other team members start contributing. Or how about doing something as simple as Sign in with Facebook authentication? You can spend hours on it if you are not familiar with how OAuth 2.0 works.

Built with

  • Bootstrap
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FAQ

Hackathon Starter FAQ

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What is Hackathon Starter?

Hackathon Starter is a free, open-source SaaS boilerplate built with Bootstrap. A boilerplate for Node.js web applications. It has 35,251 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Start a project with npx degit sahat/hackathon-starter or clone the repository.

How do I use Hackathon Starter?

Copy the files into a new folder with npx degit sahat/hackathon-starter my-site (no git history), or fork the repository on GitHub. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.

Can I use Hackathon Starter for commercial projects?

Yes. Hackathon Starter is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows commercial use as long as you keep the copyright and license notice. Third-party assets bundled with it (images, fonts, icons) may have their own terms.

Is Hackathon Starter maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. Its latest release is 10.0.0. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.