CTFv

CTFv is a feature-rich, cost-free CTF platform built with ❤️ by COPS IIT(BHU). Designed using serverless technologies, CTFv is scalable, secure, and entirely free to run.

Currently, the platform hosts Daily Challenges as part of an initiative to engage users with daily cybersecurity challenges. Users can solve challenges, earn points, and compete on the leaderboard.

Platform Highlights

In the first 10 days post-launch, CTFv has seen:

• 🎉 300+ registered users
• 🎉 2400+ challenge submissions
• 📈 Over 40k requests processed, with a peak of 8.5k requests in one day
• 📈 19.85M rows read and 6.95k rows written in the database, handling 26.92k read and 3.75k write queries
• ⏰ Zero downtime

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React with TailwindCSS & shadCN UI for a clean and responsive design.
• Backend: Hono.js running on Cloudflare Workers with a Cloudflare D1 SQLite database and Drizzle as the ORM.

Setup

This project is organized as a mono-repo with two main packages: ctfv-frontend and ctfv-backend. Follow the steps below to get started:

1. Install dependencies: In the root directory, run:

   bun install

2. Setup the database:

   • Navigate to packages/ctfv-backend and run:

     bun run migration:local

   • Copy .dev.vars.example to .dev.vars in ctfv-backend and configure as needed.

3. Run the application:

   • In the root directory, start both the backend and frontend with:

     bun run dev

4. Maintain the database:

   • Periodically, update the database schema:

     bun run migration:local

   • To reset the database, use:

     bun run clean

5. Populate the database:

   • To add sample data (1 admin, 19 non-admin accounts, and 35 challenges), navigate to packages/ctfv-backend and run:

     bun run populate:local

   • You may need to clear the database and reapply migrations before populating.

6. Accessing the Admin Account:

   • Login credentials for the admin account are:
     • Email: ADMIN@iitbhu.ac.in
     • Password: cops (used for all accounts)

For further details, refer to ./packages/ctfv-backend/src/db/populate.sql.