thomas @ hackathon :~$ cat invite.txt
hackathon You're invited.
Bring a laptop and something you've been meaning to explore.
Honestly, let's just have a good time.
Start Fri 2026-09-11 · 18:00 End Sun 2026-09-13 Venue Karlsruhe Oststadt Signed up 5 people Three days, an apartment full of friends, and whatever you feel like building.
what this is 01 / 04 three days Friday evening until it winds down on Sunday — no fixed finish. Turn up when you can, leave when you need to. Sleep is allowed and mildly encouraged.
a whole flat Not a venue — an apartment, with room to spread out and two cats, Appa and Momo, who will supervise. Worth knowing if you're allergic.
sleeping over Floor space rather than beds, and not much of it. Bring a sleeping bag and mat, and ask for a spot early.
invite only Everyone here was asked directly. If you'd like to bring someone, just ask first.
build whatever No theme, no track, no brief. A game, a synth, a shell script, a very stupid website. Finished is not a requirement.
# no judging · no sponsors · no pitch deck · no demo slot you have to fill
sign up 02 / 04 you @ hackathon :~$ ./signup
5 on the list
Sign up by 1 September so I know who's coming. Later than that, just ask.
who's coming 5 confirmed T Thomas W. host J Jens E. F Fabian R. L Luca J. S Saad M.
idea board 5 posted 05
Contribute to public github Local TREK installation, brainstorming for new features, and implementing them for personal use.
For reference: https://github.com/liketrek/TREK
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Ultimate food planner A recipe database with a nutrition API and a food journal. Personalized cooking recommendations tailored to the season and nutritional needs. Maybe even Tinder-like swiping feature?
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Rethink meetup (friend group) event planning application, with features tailored to your needs.
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Shared Storage A server or Connecting to Kubernetes. Where we can easily share pictures/videos under our friendsgroup
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Kubernetes Monitoring Cluster Set up a k8s cluster using thin clients or VMs. Explore options for low power k8s implementations, gitops flows like fluxcd/argocd, replicated data storage like longhorn/rook/etc.
Ideally start running the grafana/prometheus/alloy setup on there