2026 New Year Tech Challenge Hackathon Winners Officially Announced

The hackathon co-hosted by Zeabur, MemU, Sealos, TEN Framework, and OpenAgents has come to a successful conclusion. First and foremost, we want to thank all developers for their enthusiastic participation and outstanding contributions. In this technical challenge, we witnessed countless exceptional projects go rapidly from an Idea to Ship It, perfectly embodying the core spirit of the event. This article will proudly unveil the final winners of this developer competition and provide an in-depth look at their championship projects.

Hundreds of Developers Join Forces to Build Innovative Apps from Zero to One

Based on our experience assisting developers in deploying services, the most common dilemma is spending too much time on tedious environment setup and maintenance. The core value of the Zeabur platform is to solve this problem, allowing developers to focus on code and product creation. The results of this event proved just that—we received a massive volume of high-quality project submissions, showcasing the community's amazing creativity and execution.

2026 Zeabur Hackathon Winning Projects, Officially Revealed!

After rigorous, multi-dimensional review by the judging panel, the final list of winners is out. These projects not only demonstrated excellent technical skills but also set high standards in innovation and user experience.

Here is an overview of the winners:

Rank	Project Name	Project Link	Prize
Winner	Earth Online	Try it out	$300
Runner-up	Reaxo	Try it out	$200
3rd Place	HireReady	Try it out	$100

Next, let's take a detailed look at what makes each winning project stand out.

Winner: Earth Online - Building a "System Log" for Players of Earth Online

Earth Online took the championship title with its stunning visual effects and technical ambition.

Project Introduction:

Earth Online is a full-stack application built on NestJS and React, designed to break the framework of traditional diaries. It views real life as a Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), transforming users' daily trivia, failures, and achievements into an immutable "System Log." Through a Cyberpunk-style terminal interface, users can record vital signs (mood, energy), track quest progress, and receive AI automated feedback from the "Core System." It is a platform that rejects cheap positivity, focusing instead on recording real survival data, allowing every "player" to feel that their existence is being witnessed by the system.

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/eru-Ryuuzaki/Earth-Online-SYSTEM-LOG

Judges' Comments: Why did it stand out?

The jury unanimously agreed that this project demonstrated championship levels in the following three dimensions:

• Narrative & Philosophy: The team keenly captured the psychological needs of modern digital natives. By defining life's setbacks as "Bugs" and daily routines as "Loops," this unique perspective successfully transforms a boring diary into an epic "Data Archive." It is not just a tool, but an emotional anchor against nihilism.
• Immersive UX/UI: The project's UI execution is extremely high. From the dark-mode terminal aesthetics and dynamic Kernel Trace previews to gamified status monitoring, every interaction detail reinforces the immersion of being a "Hacker/Player." This intense stylized design makes documenting life as fascinating as executing code.
• Technical Excellence on Zeabur: This was one of the projects that utilized the Zeabur platform features most thoroughly in this hackathon.
  1. Complete Architecture: The team demonstrated a mature separation of frontend and backend architecture (NestJS + React + MongoDB).
  2. Efficient Deployment: It fully utilized Zeabur's Private Networking to solve secure communication between the backend and database, and achieved seamless delivery from Code to Live through automated CI/CD.
  3. Zero-Config Integration: It proved that complex full-stack applications can be deployed to a production-level environment in just a few minutes.

Try the Project Now

Explore this fascinating gamified life via the link: https://earth-online-system-log.zeabur.app/

Runner-up: Reaxo - Scalable Integrated Web Platform, All-in-One AI Experience

The Reaxo project successfully took the runner-up spot in this Zeabur Hackathon.

Project Introduction:

Reaxo is a scalable integrated Web platform designed to solve the problem of AI tool fragmentation. It unifies various AI capabilities, such as Conversational Agents and content generation, into a single user interface. Unlike traditional AI applications, Reaxo adopts an advanced architectural design: it separates the frontend interactive experience from backend model inference, utilizing Zeabur AI Hub to host and drive the underlying AI models. This keeps the application itself lightweight and flexible while ensuring that model computations can scale stably in a hosted environment, achieving a true "All-in-One AI Experience."

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/mdabdulmazidkhan/Reaxo-The-All-in-One-AI-Platform

Judges' Comments: Why did it stand out?

The judges believe Reaxo demonstrated a high degree of maturity in architectural design and product completeness. The reasons for the award are as follows:

• Smart Architectural Decoupling: The project demonstrated a deep understanding of modern cloud architecture. By handing over model inference to Zeabur AI Hub while letting the Web App focus on orchestration and user experience, this strategy of "separating compute from application" maximizes system stability and scalability. This is the most precise demonstration of technical application of the Zeabur ecosystem in this hackathon.
• Unified User Experience: Reaxo successfully solved the pain point of users frequently switching between different AI tools. It is not simply a stack of features, but a seamless integration of multiple AI capabilities into one UI. This All-in-One design approach shows the contestant's keen insight into user workflows.
• Production-Ready Deployment: The project demonstrated high flexibility, with the frontend deployed on Zeabur and core AI power derived from Zeabur AI Hub. This deployment capability proves that Reaxo is not just a hackathon demo, but a mature product with commercial potential that is ready to scale.

Try the Project Now

You can experience the full features of Reaxo at this link: https://reaxoappdemo.zeabur.app/

3rd Place: HireReady - AI-Driven Voice Interview Simulation Platform

The HireReady project won third place due to its high practicality and precise grasp of user needs.

Project Introduction:

This is an immersive interview training tool built specifically for job seekers. Unlike traditional text-based chatbots, this project utilizes Next.js 16 and the Google Gemini Live API (WebSocket) to achieve millisecond-level latency "Full Voice Real-time Conversation." Users can converse naturally with the AI interviewer without pressing keys. The system can simulate real follow-up questions based on a custom Job Description (JD) and provide multi-dimensional communication skill scoring afterward. Leveraging Zeabur's full-stack deployment capabilities, the team successfully integrated PostgreSQL, Redis, and Better Auth to build a secure, responsive, and highly practical career assistance platform.

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/Mapleeeeeeeeeee/hireready

Judges' Comments: Why did it stand out?

The jury unanimously agreed that this project set a benchmark for full-stack development in terms of the advanced nature of its technology stack and the depth of platform integration:

• Mastery of Bleeding-Edge Tech: The project showed amazing technical acumen by being among the first to adopt the latest tech stacks like Next.js 16, Tailwind CSS v4, and the Google Gemini Live API. In particular, the low-latency voice interaction implemented via WebSocket successfully solved the "lag" pain point of AI conversations, creating an extremely smooth and realistic interview experience.
• Exemplary Zeabur Implementation: This is a perfect example showcasing the potential of the Zeabur platform.
  1. Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Declaratively defined the microservices architecture through zeabur.yaml, demonstrating modern operations thinking.
  2. Private Networking: Fully utilized the Private Networking mechanism, allowing the Next.js backend to access PostgreSQL and Redis via private domains. This not only significantly reduced latency but also ensured the security of data transmission within the internal network, fully meeting the high standards for full-stack deployment in Track 2.
• Production-Ready Completeness: From the exquisite responsive interface built with HeroUI to secure authentication integrated with Better Auth, and automated CI/CD processes, this project is not just a hackathon demo, but a rigorously architected mature product ready to serve real users at any time.

Try the Project Now

Looking for a job? Try the help provided by HireReady: https://hireready.zeabur.app/

Behind the Scenes & Acknowledgments

A successful hackathon cannot happen without the support and dedication of the entire community.

Thanks to the Professional Judges

We sincerely thank every member of the judging panel. They invested a vast amount of time and effort to carefully review every participating project and provided valuable professional insights, ensuring the fairness and professionalism of the selection process.

Thanks to All Partners

At the same time, we also want to thank all our partners. Your support is a key reason why the event could be held smoothly, allowing us to provide richer resources and rewards to the developer community.

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Q3: What were the judging criteria for this hackathon?

This scoring was primarily based on 3 aspects: Project Innovation & Originality, Technical Execution Completeness, and User Interface & Experience (UI/UX). A simple but perfectly working product is easier to score high than a complex but bug-filled one.

Conclusion: Congratulations Again to All Winners and Participants

Finally, we once again warmly congratulate the project teams of Earth Online, Reaxo, and HireReady, and pay tribute to every developer who invested time and passion in this Zeabur Hackathon. Every one of your projects represents an innovative attempt. Zeabur will stick to our mission and continue to provide the smoothest, most intuitive deployment experience for developers worldwide.