Juryza: The Self-Hosted Hackathon Platform with Fair Judging | DOGFOOD 2026

Welcome to the complete walkthrough of **[Juryza](https://juryza.vercel.app/)**, an open-source, self-hosted hackathon management platform built for the DOGFOOD 2026 hackathon. Most hackathons rely on raw average scores, which can quietly punish great projects if they draw a harsh judge. Juryza fixes this with mathematically defensible judging, featuring per-judge z-score normalization and Bradley-Terry pairwise ranking—all running offline from a single Docker container. *Key Features:* *Statistically Fair Judging:* Z-score normalization ensures harsh or lenient judges count equally. *End-to-End Management:* Handles registrations, team building, and Notion-style project submissions. *Pairwise Duel Arena:* Bradley-Terry Elo solver for head-to-head project comparisons. *Quadratic Community Voting:* Built-in credit budgets to prevent gamified community voting. *Offline-First:* Runs the entire event (PostgreSQL 18, Next.js 16, UI, and API) offline via a simple `docker compose up`. *🔗 Links:* GitHub Repository: [sanjaysah101/Juryza](https://github.com/sanjaysah101/Juryza) Live Demo & Docs: [juryza.vercel.app](https://juryza.vercel.app/) #Hackathon #DOGFOOD2026 #OpenSource #Nextjs #PostgreSQL #BuildInPublic