A retro space-themed Capture The Flag platform built with modern tech stack that actually Just Works™️
Experience a CTF in a sleek, dark-themed environment with real-time scoring and team collaboration.
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- 🔐 User Authentication - Individual and team registration system
- 🎯 Challenge Management - Create, edit, import/export and manage CTF challenges
- 📊 Real-time Scoring - Live leaderboard updates
- 🌙 Retro UI Theme - Space-inspired design with stunning visuals for both the categories and challenge selection screens
- 📱 Responsive Design - Works on both desktop and mobile
- 🚀 Modern Stack - Built with Next.js 14, Prisma, and Tailwind CSS
Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:
- Node.js 18.x or later
- npm or yarn
- SQLite (included with Prisma)
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Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/asynchronous-x/orbital-ctf.git cd orbital-ctf -
Install dependencies
npm install # or yarn install -
Set up the database
npx prisma migrate reset
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Seed initial challenges
npm run prisma:seed # or yarn prisma:seed -
Start development server
npm run dev # or yarn devOpen http://localhost:3000 to launch the platform.
orbital-ctf/ ├── src/ │ ├── app/ # Next.js app router pages │ ├── components/ # React components │ └── lib/ # Utilities and configurations ├── prisma/ │ ├── schema.prisma # Database schema │ └── migrations/ # Database migrations └── public/ # Static assets └── uploads/ # Challenge file uploads The platform is built on these core models:
| Model | Description |
|---|---|
User | User accounts with authentication and team membership |
Team | Team information, scoring, and member management |
Challenge | CTF challenges with points, flags, and dependencies |
ChallengeDependency | Manages challenge unlock requirements |
Submission | Challenge submission tracking and validation |
Announcement | Platform-wide announcements |
ActivityLog | Team activity tracking |
GameConfig | CTF game timing and state configuration |
ChallengeFile | Challenge attachment management |
Hint | Challenge hints with point costs |
TeamHint | Tracks which teams have purchased hints |
SiteConfig | Platform configuration settings |
Score | Detailed scoring history for teams and users |
The platform can be configured through environment variables:
DATABASE_URL="file:./dev.db" NEXTAUTH_SECRET="your-secret-here" NEXTAUTH_URL="http://localhost:3000" INGEST_CHALLENGES_AT_STARTUP=true // if set to true, tries to ingest challenges in the CHALLENGES_DIR directory at startup, see expected structure CHALLENGES_DIR="./challenges" // path to the folder of challenges you want ingestedThis project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License. See the LICENSE file for details.
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