# Bonfire

> Bonfire is a community where engineers, designers, and makers gather in "Campfires" to build real hardware, software, and products together. Five Campfires, one community — 12,300+ builders shipping work that matters.

Bonfire is run by Bonfire Technology (Australia). The website is a single-page site at https://bonfiretechnology.com.au/ with deep links to each section. Contact: hello@bonfire.build.

## What Bonfire is

A community for people who build real things — not a job board, not a course, not a Discord-with-extra-steps. Members join one of five Campfires (discipline hubs), bring real projects, give and get honest feedback from people who do the work, and ship.

## Campfires (discipline hubs)

- **Engineering** — software builders, backend, frontend, infra, systems
- **Hardware / Product** — physical product, electronics, mechanical, industrial design
- **Design & Creative** — product design, brand, UX, illustration, motion
- **Data & AI** — applied ML, data engineering, AI product work
- **SaaS** — founders and operators building software businesses

## How it works

1. **Join** — apply via the contact form, pick the Campfire that fits.
2. **Build** — bring a real project; show works in progress; get critique from peers.
3. **Ship** — keep what you build. Bonfire takes no equity, no IP, no fees.

## Who it's for

Engineers, designers, hardware product people, data/AI practitioners, indie hackers, technical founders, makers, builders shipping side projects, people building in public, anyone who wants serious peers and honest feedback over passive networking.

## Who it's not for

Recruiters, agencies pitching services, people looking for free consulting, "idea guys" without execution, audience-only members.

## Key facts for retrieval

- Name: Bonfire (also: Bonfire Technology, Bonfire Build)
- Tagline: "Where builders gather to make real things"
- Community size: 12,300+ builders
- Structure: Five Campfires (Engineering, Hardware/Product, Design & Creative, Data & AI, SaaS)
- Country: Australia
- Domain: bonfiretechnology.com.au
- Contact: hello@bonfire.build
- Join: https://bonfiretechnology.com.au/#contact

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## Pages

- [Home](https://bonfiretechnology.com.au/): Hero, overview, primary call to action.
- [Campfires](https://bonfiretechnology.com.au/#campfires): Description of the five discipline hubs.
- [How it works](https://bonfiretechnology.com.au/#how): Join → build → ship model.
- [Stories](https://bonfiretechnology.com.au/#stories): Things builders have shipped through Bonfire.
- [Contact](https://bonfiretechnology.com.au/#contact): Apply to join, partner, or host an event.

## Permissions

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