Terns — Global Hackathon Ecosystem

terns.tech · Where the world's builders take flight.

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About

Terns is a global hackathon ecosystem built for founders, hackers, creators, and students.

Flagship Event: HackPune 2026 — a 24-hour AI hackathon in Pune, India.

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Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Hosting	Vercel
Framework	Next.js 15 (App Router)
Backend	Appwrite (auth + database)
Styling	Tailwind CSS v3
Animations	Framer Motion v12
Language	TypeScript
i18n	EN + DE

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Getting Started

npm install
cp .env.example .env.local

Configure Appwrite: docs/APPWRITE_SETUP.md

npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000.

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Deployment

DEPLOY.md — Vercel + Appwrite step-by-step.

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Project Structure

src/
├── app/
│   ├── api/applications/   # POST applications → Appwrite
│   ├── hackpune/apply/     # Application forms
│   ├── login/              # Appwrite auth
│   └── admin/              # Admin dashboard
├── components/
└── lib/
    ├── appwrite.ts         # Client auth
    ├── appwrite-server.ts  # Server database (API routes)
    └── appwrite-config.ts
docs/
└── APPWRITE_SETUP.md

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Environment variables

See .env.example. Required for production:

• NEXT_PUBLIC_APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID
• NEXT_PUBLIC_APPWRITE_ENDPOINT
• APPWRITE_API_KEY
• APPWRITE_DATABASE_ID (default: terns)
• APPWRITE_APPLICATIONS_COLLECTION_ID (default: applications)

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License

Private. © 2026 Terns. All rights reserved.

Contact: hello@terns.tech · terns.tech