Capture the flag

Run Locally on Linux

To run locally, follow these steps:

Make sure that your system has PHP, Composer and node with npm.

• Clone the repository

  git clone https://github.com/Marsietis/capturetheflag.git
  

• cd to project dir

  cd capturetheflag
  

• Install Composer Dependencies

  composer install
  

• Install NPM Dependencies

  npm install
  

• Create a copy of your .env file.

  cp .env.example .env
  

• Generate an app encryption key

  php artisan key:generate
  

• cd to database folder

  cd database
  

• Crete a sqlite database

  touch database.sqlite
  

• cd back

  cd ..
  

• Migrate the database

  php artisan migrate
  

• Run npm

  npm run dev
  

• Start project

  php artisan serve
  

• Go to ip shown in terminal
• Start building

Run on Windows with XAMPP

Step 1: Install XAMPP

1. Download and install XAMPP from https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html.
2. Run the XAMPP installer and open the XAMPP control panel.
3. Ensure that the Apache and MySQL services are enabled.

Step 2: Install Composer

1. Download and run the Composer installer from https://getcomposer.org/download.
2. During installation, check the box that says "Add PHP to PATH."

Step 3: Clone the Existing Laravel Project

1. Copy all project files in the htdocs folder. htdocs is where all of your local projects go. htdocs folder location: Windows - C:\Xampp\htdocs

Step 4: Configure the Laravel Project

1. Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the project directory.

   cd C:\Xampp\htdocs
   

2. Navigate to the project directory.

   cd capturetheflag
   

3. Install Composer dependencies.

   composer install
   

4. Copy Environment File

   cp .env.example .env
   

5. Migrate Database

   php artisan migrate
   

6. Restart Apache with the Xampp panel
7. Now visit: http://localhost