CTF-Backend

Backend Repository for IIITV-CTF

For Contributers

Please give a read to this Wiki

Setup📝

Requirements☕

Nodejs v14+

NPM v6+

Git

Installation💻

Firstly, clone the repository from github by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/iiitv/CTF-Backend.git

Enter the working directory by running the following command:

cd CTF-Backend

Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

npm install

Configuration⚙️

Create a file named .env in the config folder of the root directory. This file will store the environment variables. Do not commit this file or remove it from gitignore when pushing to github.

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
PORT	Port number to run the server on
DATABASE_URL	Connection string of the database

Running the Server⚡

Run the following command to start the server:

npm start