> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hackutd.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Using Jury

> Instructions on how to use Jury

## Welcome!

Whether you're interested in using Jury at your own hackathon or wanting to help develop and improve the software, we're glad you're here 💙. Continue reading for information to get Jury up and running in no time for your event. If you instead want to help develop Jury, go to the [Contributing information](/jury/contributing).

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  **How does it work?**

  For a walkthrough of the judging process using Jury, check out our [Judging Overview](/jury/usage/overview) page. For more technical details, read about how Jury works [here](/jury/details/overview)!
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Jury is a stand-alone application used solely for the judging of hackathon projects. Follow the guide below to set up your own instance of Jury:

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  Step-by-step instructions for deploying Jury on DigitalOcean with MongoDB Atlas.
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For other information regarding the usage of Jury, refer to these following pages:

* [Physical Judging Setup](/jury/usage/judging-setup) - How to set up the judging space for using Jury
* [Judging Overview](/jury/usage/overview) - A quick runthrough of how judging will look using Jury
* **Jury "How-to" Guide**:
  * [Jury Admin](/jury/usage/admin/introduction) - Information on how to use the Jury Admin interface
  * [Jury Judge Interface](/jury/usage/judge) - Information on how to use the Jury Judging interface
  * [Jury Project Expo](/jury/usage/expo) - Information on how to use the Jury Project Expo interface
  * [Tips and Contingencies](/jury/usage/tips) - Tips for using Jury and possible contingency plans