The Challenge

Build a cool app using Node.js then host and manage it with Progress ModulusTM, the premier Node.js hosting platform, offering custom SSL, WebSockets, MongoDB and performance analytics in the cloud.

About Modulus

With Modulus, developers get a proven platform to deploy, manage, monitor and scale Node.js and MongoDB applications faster. Node.js applications running on Modulus today can integrate with other Progress solutions via APIs. Node.js is a natural fit for developers to build custom API services, integrations, messaging frameworks, independent UI back ends and more.  Additional information on Modulus can be found at https://modulus.io/

Get Started with Progress Modulus:

• https://modulus.io/register
• Enter PROMO CODE hackfest14 in the registration box.
• When you create a project it will be assigned a project id
• Please email your project id and name to makeprogress@progress.com
• Once a project is deployed, you will be given a link that we can review. If you want us to look at your code, please upload it to GitHub:
• https://github.com/

Additional information & resources:

Getting started: https://modulus.io/codex/getting_started
Node Package Modules: https://www.npmjs.org/
Tutorial for starting with node.js http://blog.modulus.io/absolute-beginners-guide-to-nodejs