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sahat/hackathon-starter

sahat/hackathon-starter is a Node.js web-app boilerplate focused on getting hackathon projects running quickly. It is actively maintained, widely used, and packaged as a full starter with authentication, account management, testing, deployment notes, and production guidance.

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Choose this fork only if you specifically want the AngularJS adaptation and are comfortable with an abandoned, heavily outdated codebase. For most adopters, upstream is the better default because it is far more current, broader in features, and actively maintained.

Prefer upstream unless you need this fork's specific older API/demo customizations. For new projects, the fork is too stale and too far from current hackathon-starter to be a low-risk starting point.

Choose this fork only if you need its older custom API/demo work and are comfortable owning maintenance. For most adopters, upstream is the better base because it is active, much newer, and significantly more complete.

Choose this fork if you want the Creative Tim/GSD Kit presentation and are comfortable with an old, heavily diverged codebase. Choose upstream if you want the actively maintained starter with current auth, security, and test updates.

Choose this fork if you want a Heroku-flavored, heavily customized starter and do not care about staying current with upstream. Choose upstream if you want the newest auth, security, and maintenance work with less merge risk.

Prefer upstream unless you specifically need this fork's custom API/demo work or legacy behavior. For new projects, the fork is too stale and too far behind upstream to be the safer starter.

Choose this fork only if Handlebars compatibility is the main requirement. For most adopters, upstream is the safer default because it is actively maintained and much more feature-complete, while this fork is effectively a legacy snapshot with a narrow template-engine focus.

Choose this fork if you want a dated but customized hackathon starter with API-demo work already in place. Choose upstream if you want the current auth, security, dependency, and test baseline.

Choose this fork only if Nunjucks is the primary requirement. For most new hackathon or prototype apps, upstream is the better default because this fork is far older, materially divergent, and missing many newer capabilities.

Choose this fork if you want a more opinionated, demo-heavy starter and do not mind substantial divergence from upstream. Choose upstream if you want the newest maintenance, broadest auth/test coverage, and lower integration risk.