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Are you ready to submit your entry?

Ready to Submit?

So you have finished writing your amazing DPA rule or hyper useful dashboard and are ready to win $5,000. What do you do next?  Remember you can't win unless you follow the rules for entry!

The spirit of the entry is that we, the judges, need to know three things:

  1. What are you submitting?
  2. What does it do?
  3. How do we prove that your entry works as you describe?

Although we have nicely official rules and plan on sticking to them, try to help us answer those questions with your entry! 

What Do You Need?

Per the official rules, you have to prepare three things in a zip file: 

  1. Readme – Please provide a short readme (txt file) explaining what you are submitting. Include these items:
    1. Purpose - What does your entry do?
    2. Manifest - What are the contents of your submission?
    3. Dependencies – Are there dependencies on specific data?
    4. Setup – Are there any special setup instructions?
  2. Content – Submit your DPA rules and/or Dashboards
    1. DPA Rules - DPA rules may be in lrl format (exported from NetMon), or a text file
    2. Dashboards - Dashboards must be a zip file containing all of the json describing the dashboard, tables, and visualizations. Make sure you've exported both the dashboard layout AND all of the dashboard components.
  3. Proof of Function – Submit evidence that your submission works
    1. Sample data – If you submit sample data (e.g. pcaps), make sure the data does not contain sensitive information.
    2. Video – If you submit a video (or link to a video) of your submission working, please make sure not to share sensitive data. The video must also feature your submission and Network Monitor. Production values (i.e. music, titles, text annotations), although appreciated, will not be considered for judging purposes.

And that is it! Tell us what you did, give us the contest, and then help us test it (or show us proof that it worked).  That's all we need to judge your entry. 

Ok, I've Got All That… Now What?

Now that you have your zip file ready, you have to submit it through DevPost. The submission is in two parts. You have to create a project and then you have to upload your submission.  If you have your content ready, this process takes about 5 minutes. You can also do it in two phases.  Create the project first and then submit when you are really sure you have your final entry ready. You can also go back and edit your submissions until the contest ending deadline. 

Part 1 – Create a project

  1. On the home screen, look for the "Enter a Submission" button in the upper right and click it.
  2. Click the big button with the white plus sign that says "Add a New Project"
  3. Give your project a name
  4. Prove you are not a robot by executing a nice little machine learning game.
  5. On the next page, fill in the simple form. All of this content is nice to have, but not used for judging.
  6. You can either upload your readme as part of the project or paste it into the "whole story". Either way will fulfill the requirement of telling us what your submission does and how it works.
  7. Enter any media such as pictures or video links.

Part 2 – Complete the submission

  1. Make sure you have all your content ready.
  2. Click "choose file" and select your zip file with your entry
  3. Choose a license type from: MIT, BSD 2-Clause or BSD 3-Clause. The license are fully explained in the rules.
  4. Affirm that you have read the rules!
  5. Click Submit to LogRhythm Rule Your Network Challenge.

Questions?

We're here to help. If you have any questions about the hackathon, post on the discussion forum or email support@devpost.com and we'll respond as soon as we can.