Seagate and Protocol Labs have joined together to host the 2022 CORTX Integration Challenge. The objective is to connect CORTX, Seagate's open-source mass capacity object store, with Filecoin, an innovative decentralized storage network based on the blockchain.

CORTX Integration Challenge seeks to expand the possibilities of data by making it easier to move, store, and activate data at scale. Win the challenge – worth prizes up to $28,000 – by creating a working integration between CORTX & Filecoin or between CORTX and a platform or tool that deals with data at scale.  Any integration between CORTX and another tool or platform is eligible to win, but we have a special bonus category for submissions that transparently transfer data between CORTX and the IPFS and Filecoin network.

CORTX is Seagate’s open-source mass capacity object storage system. designed to make storage more efficient, eocnomical, and durable, in order to ensure that generated by the data revolution can be harnessed to the full extent of its potential.

Filecoin is a decentralized storage network designed to store humanity's most important information. Filecoin is an open-source, public cryptocurrency and digital payment system intended to be a blockchain-based cooperative digital storage and data retrieval method. It is made by Protocol Labs and builds on top of InterPlanetary File System, allowing users to rent unused hard drive space.

Participants can create integrations using either the S3 API or by connecting directly with Motr, the object store that powers CORTX.

Learn more about this challenge by checking out the Resources tab. 

HOW IT WORKS

	Connect Join Slack, meet teammates, plan your project, and get familiar with CORTX	May 6th - May 26th
	Learn Attend CORTX 101 and the Integration Workshop webinars (optional) May 26th CORTX 101 webinar RECORDING HERE	May 26th & June 9th | 9:00am PDT
	Build Spin up your own CORTX VM or request access to a CORTX CloudShare instance and start building!	May 26th - June 27
	Submit Add your integration to the CORTX Github project and then complete your submission on Devpost no later than	June 27th

Learn more about this challenge by checking out the Resources tab.

IMPORTANT DATES

	May 26th	CORTX 101 Webinar | 9:00am PDT
	June 9th	Live Kickoff and Integration Workshop | 9:00am PDT
	June 27th	Submissions Due | 11:00pm PDT
	July 5th	Judging
	July 11th	Winners Announced

$30,000 in prizes
Prizes paid in cryptocurrency

• Submission Completeness
  Full credit requires submitting a pull request on the CORTX GitHub that includes a write-up, documentation, and a link to the integration video.
• Documentation & Write Up
  The pull request should include a summary of the intention behind the integration and what it does, as well as clear and easy-to-follow documentation on use and setup.
• Integration Video
  Video explains purpose of integration, and includes a working demonstration as well as concise, easy, and clear instructions for setting up the integration.
• Technical Evaluation
  Each submission will be rated on its functionality and degree of technical difficulty. Judging criteria will be based on integration functionality, the complexity of the integration platform, and/or the number of functions utilized.
• Reach / Impact
  Submissions will receive points based on impact/reach. A high scoring submission will be one with high impact potential, e.g. an integration with a system/tool/platform core to multiple industries or domains.
• Reproducibility
  Documentation, including the video, will be scored on how easily understood, concise, and complete the instructions are. Reproducibility means that a third party would be able to successfully run the integration based on the instructions.