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\n\nYou can create your account with either your **GitHub account, Google account, crypto wallet** or **email address**. We recommend connecting your account to GitHub to share your projects with a wider audience.\n\n*If asked for a verification code via email, the email may take a few minutes to arrive. The code expires 10 minutes after you click “**send code**”.\n\n**2.** **Before the submission deadline, make sure you have added your Github link to the project. You can submit the project first, and continue editing until the deadline.**\n\nClick “**Submit BUIDL**”.\n\n

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\n\n\n> **→ Submitting a new BUIDL?**\n> \n> Click **“Create new BUIDL”** and fill out the form with your project details.\n\n

\n\nBe sure to include **URLs (with http/https://)** for your demo, demo link, and social media.\n\n

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\n\nOnce you’ve completed the new BUIDL setup, select the relevant track, and click **“Submit for review”**.\n\n

\n\nAfter submitting successfully, you'll see this notification.\n\n

\n\n# **Manage BUIDL submission**\n\nAfter submitting your application, the \"Submit\" button will update to \"Manage Submission\". Click the button to manage your BUIDL's Track/Bounty submission.\n\n

\n\n# **Project Approval**\n\nAfter submission, your project needs to be approved by the Hackathon Organizer before it becomes publicly visible in the Hackathon [BUIDLs gallery](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/749/buidl).\n\n

\n\n# **Getting Support**\n\nIf you have any questions for the hackathon organizers, feel free to contact them via their dedicated Telegram, Discord, or Slack communication channel. You can also click the \"**Message**\" button next to the organizer's logo to DM them on DoraHacks.\n\n# Need to Update Your BUIDL?\n\nTo make changes to your project, click [Avatar] -> [Profile] to access your Account Center. Then, click the \"**Edit**\" button on the top right of your BUIDL to update your BUIDL information.\n\n

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