Configuration

Setup

Configure your CTF platform

Event Name

The name of your CTF event/workshop

Event Description

Description for the CTF

User Mode

Controls whether users join together in teams to play (Team Mode) or play as themselves (User Mode)

Team Mode

✓ Participants register accounts and form teams
✓ If a team member solves a challenge, the entire team receives credit
✓ Easier to see which team member solved a challenge
! May be slightly more difficult to administer

User Mode

✓ Participants only register an individual account
✓ Players can share accounts to form pseudo-teams
✓ Easier to organize
! Difficult to attribute solutions to individual team members

Visibility Settings

Control the visibility of different sections of CTFd

Challenge Visibility

Account Visibility

Score Visibility

Registration Visibility

Verify Emails

Control whether users must confirm their email addresses before participating

Team Size

Amount of users per team (Teams mode only) Optional.

Admin Username

Your username for the administration account

Admin Email

Your email address for the administration account

Admin Password

Your password for the administration account

Subscribe email address to the CTFd LLC Newsletter for news and updates

Logo

Logo to use for the website instead of a CTF name. Used as the home page button. Optional.

Banner

Banner to use for the homepage. Optional.

Small Icon

favicon used in user's browsers. Only PNGs accepted. Must be 32x32px. Optional.

Theme

CTFd Theme to use. Can be changed later.

Theme Color

Color used by theme to control aesthetics. Requires theme support. Optional.

Start Time

Time when your CTF is scheduled to start. Optional.

Date

Time

UTC Preview

End Time

Time when your CTF is scheduled to end. Optional.

Date

Time

UTC Preview

Social Shares

Control whether users can share links commemorating their challenge solves

MajorLeagueCyber Integration

MajorLeagueCyber (MLC) is a cyber security event tracker written and maintained by the developers of CTFd.