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 # zypher-backend
+
+A fully fledged backend, part of CYSCOM's Zypher event. Runs on Node.js and sqlite3
+
+# To run
+
+```
+git clone <url of this repo> .
+npm install
+npm start
+```
+
+Server will start at port 8080
+
+you can run https://github.com/cyscomvit/zypher-frontend using live server
+
+Backend was deployed on Azure App Service, Dockerised, handling 100+ members simultaneously without any problems
+
+We believe security through obsecurity so the admin routes are k3qfqzo0hgde2lgfblgwm45pp/index and k3qfqzo0hgde2lgfblgwm45pp/forms which displays registered team details, challenges completed by team wise, options for adding/deleting a team, adding/deleting challenges, adding a team as "completed" for a challenge, and many more. Token is Zypher$202
+
+# Contributors
+
+1. Nishanth C
+2. Ezhil S