Write a Bamboo Task. Win a Prize. It's that Simple.

For Continuous Deployment to stick, automation is everything. Our CI server Bamboo speaks the same language of laziness efficiency. Bamboo Tasks can create integrations with the apps you use every day, like Google App Engine, Ruby on Rails and Heroku.

The competition is now closed. Winners will be announced on December 5, 2011.

We had some awesome entries and Atlassian wants to thank everyone who participated in the Task Master Challenge!

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How to Enter

The Task Master Challenge is now closed! Thank you to everyone who participated!

Need a place to store your source code? Try Bitbucket.

Still want to build a Task? Check out our suggestions and resources below.

Dates & Deadlines

  • Entries open October 18th, 2011 9AM PST
  • Entries close November 18th, 2011, 10:00PM PST
  • Winners notified November 29th, 2011
  • Winners announced on Atlassian Blogs on December 5, 2011

The Prizes

Bamboo Task Master

The creator of the best Task, as chosen by our expert judges, wins the full Task Master bundle:

  • One ticket to next year's Atlassian Summit on June 6th to 8th, 2012.
  • $500 of goodies from HackerThings. You pick and we'll cover the tab.
  • USB Bamboo Keyboard + Mouse. It's literally made out of Bamboo. Appropriate, right?
  • USB Rocket Launcher. Integrates with Bamboo, extreme feedback ftw.
     

First 10 entries receive an Atlassian T-shirt and a USB Bamboo Keyboard + Mouse.

Judges

Rules & Fine Print

  • Entrants must submit Task Plugin on the Atlassian Plugin Exchange and the Contest Form.
  • All Atlassian license holders and evaluators are eligible to enter.
  • By submitting your entry you consent to Atlassian to publish your entry in part or in its entirety.
  • Atlassian Summit ticket includes 1 ticket only and does not include airfare or hotel costs.
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Resources

General Info

More Task Reading

Ideas for Inspiration

  • SCP Arifact to Server
  • AWS Beanstalk Application Deployer
  • WebHooks to ping other services with the result(s) of the build
  • Integration with PaaS solutions such as Amazon, Google App Engine, Heroku, Cloud Foundry, OpenShift, PHP Fog or AppHarbor
  • Post a message on an IRC channel
  • Publish a blog post or a tweet

Have an idea? Need help? Post your questions on the Atlassian support community and the Bamboo team can lend a hand.

The organizer, Atlassian, will coordinate delivery of the prize bundle with each respective winner. No cash substitutions for any prizes. The "Bamboo Task Master" winner must share their HackerThings.com $500 wish-list within 30 days from winning of the contest. $500 HackerThings prize includes standard shipping only. Prizes are subject to availability. If winner is from outside the US, duties and taxes may apply. Estimated delivery of the prize(s) is within 4-6 weeks from the contest date. No purchase is necessary and a purchase of Atlassian products will not increase an entrant's chance of winning. Any affiliation with Atlassian will not increase an entrant's chances of winning. Contest is open world-wide excluding residents of Quebec, Libya, Iraq, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. However, residents from Easter Island and other quirkily-named places are encouraged to participate. The contest is free to enter and open to all individuals who are legal residents of the region(s) specified, and have reached the age of 18 at the time of their entry. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are legally eligible to enter under any laws applicable to you in your jurisdiction of residence or otherwise. The organizer determines if an entry meets the contest requirements and otherwise complies with the rules.