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Hacc The Hub : Open Source Self-Hosted Cyber Security Learning Platform

Hacc The Hub is an open source project that provides cyber security

The Hacc The Hub system consists of 3 main parts:

  • Docker: containing all of the boxes creating the environment in which we’ll be learning on.
  • The backend: controlling Docker and responsible for starting/destroying individual box in the system and managing the networking that joins them into a unified system.
  • The frontend: GUI for the user to interact with the system via their web browser.

Built With

  • Flask-RESTX
  • Next.js

Getting Started

To get HaccTheHub up and running, you would need to setup the followings

Prerequisites

  • Docker (refer to Docker’s Documentation for setup)
  • Python 3 (Download) or just install python3 from your package manager.
  • Node.js 16 (Download) or use your package manager

Installation

  • Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/J4FSec/HaccTheHub.git

  • Install dependencies for the backend

cd HaccTheHub/backend
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt

  • And dependencies for the frontend

cd ../client
npm install

Usage

  • Start up Docker
  • Start the backend

cd ../backend
python3 main.py

And the frontend

cd ../client
npm start

The WebUI should now be accessible via http://localhost:8080.

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