hackathon-starter

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Hackathon Starter
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A boilerplate for **Node.js** web applications.

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.

When I started this project, my primary focus was on **simplicity** and **ease of use**.
I also tried to make it as **generic** and **reusable** as possible to cover most use cases of hackathon web apps, without being too specific. In the worst case, you can use this as a learning guide for your projects, if for example you are only interested in **Sign in with Google** authentication and nothing else.

### Testimonials

> [**"Nice! That README alone is already gold!"**](https://www.producthunt.com/tech/hackathon-starter#comment-224732)<br>
> — Adrian Le Bas

> [**"Awesome. Simply awesome."**](https://www.producthunt.com/tech/hackathon-starter#comment-224966)<br>
> — Steven Rueter

> [**"I'm using it for a year now and many projects, it's an awesome boilerplate and the project is well maintained!"**](https://www.producthunt.com/tech/hackathon-starter#comment-228610)<br>
> — Kevin Granger

> **"Small world with Sahat's project. We were using his hackathon starter for our hackathon this past weekend and got some prizes. Really handy repo!"**<br>
> — Interview candidate for one of the companies I used to work with.

<h4 align="center">Modern Theme</h4>

![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KQTmCFNK6MM/U7OZpznjDuI/AAAAAAAAERc/h3jR27Uy1lE/w1366-h1006-no/Screenshot+2014-07-02+01.32.22.png)

<h4 align="center">Flatly Bootstrap Theme</h4>

![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oJ-7bSYisRY/U1a-WhK_LoI/AAAAAAAAECM/a04fVYgefzw/w1474-h1098-no/Screen+Shot+2014-04-22+at+3.08.33+PM.png)

<h4 align="center">API Examples</h4>

![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BJD2wK8CvC8/VLodBsyL-NI/AAAAAAAAEx0/SafE6o_qq_I/w1818-h1186-no/Screenshot%2B2015-01-17%2B00.25.49.png)

## Table of Contents

- [Features](#features)
- [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
- [HTTPS Proxy](#https-proxy)
- [Obtaining API Keys](#obtaining-api-keys)
- [Web Analytics](#web-analytics)
- [Open Graph](#open-graph)
- [Project Structure](#project-structure)
- [List of Packages](#list-of-packages)
- [Useful Tools and