We use docker containers to build and run the CTF application. We need the below applications setup on host machine
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Docker - v19.03+
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Docker Compose - v1.25+
To start the application we need to run
docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up
This will build the application and bring up the services. There are 4 different services that currently run in development mode
- Frontend - This is a web application built using ReactJS, Redux and Socket.io
- Backend - This is the backend API service used to start the sessions and store team details, its built using Flask and Socket.io server module.
- SwaggerUI - The Flask API generates a OpenAPI spec for documentation which can be accessed by going to
http://localhost - MySQL - Service used to store persistant data like team and session details
Once the application is up we can access the frontend by using the url http://localhost:5000. The admin page has a default auth with token value secret.
The teams form is used to create a new team which can be assigned with a CTF session. Currently we have one CTF lab called Buffer Overflow.
To start the application we need to run
docker-compose up