Whether you are hosting a hacking event for your organization, looking to upskill your team, or give back to your community, Hack The Box is ready to support you and all your CTF needs.

With our CTF Marketplace, getting your own CTF event setup with us has never been easier. You pick the content you want, the size of your event, and the days it will run. We handle the rest. Hacking might be hard, but your life doesn't have to be.

To create a CTF event, click on "Host Your Event" in the top navigation bar, then select "Create CTF". This will initiate the event creation process, guiding you through the necessary steps.

Once you start your event creation, you have the flexibility to add your preferred options. Most of these options can be modified even after purchase and before the event's start date.

On the Event details, you can add an Event name, select an Event purpose (Skill Assessment, Recruitment, Team Engagement), and optionally upload a banner.

You can set the duration of your event by choosing either a specific start and end date or a flexible duration in days if you don’t know the exact dates yet. You can also select the number of participants, with a default limit of up to 100. Additionally, you can define the content capacity by choosing the number of challenges from a dropdown list, with options such as 10, 15, or 20 challenges.

You can choose one of the two options here:

If you prefer to select your own challenges, use the filter button in the top right corner to find what you need.

Clicking on a challenge will display its details and history, helping you make an informed choice.

On the CTF Marketplace and the Library, you'll have a number of pre-configured Packs to choose from. These are templates for different styles of CTFs that you can choose from. With Packs, you can easily select both the type of content you are looking for, as well as the difficulty.

For example, if you are running an event as part of some initial, entry-level pentesting training, you may want to go for the Hack All Things 101 - Level 0 Pack, suitable for people who aren't very experienced in hacking challenges or are junior.

Every Pack lists detailed information for you to review. On the Pack's page, you'll find learning outcomes, a description, the target audience, the challenges, the learning material, and the specific categories of content included.

Hoping for some custom content? No worries. Our content engineers are first-in-class and second to none. If you've got something special in mind, go ahead and hit the contact button at the bottom of the page, we'll help craft a series of challenges suited to your needs.

You can choose if you want the event to be:

The team size with a maximum of 15 players per team

At this stage, you'll also have the choice to include Pwnbox in your event. Pwnbox is our in-browser pentesting workstation. It's a Parrot Security virtual machine that you can access from any laptop/desktop with a web browser.

If you want to make sure that everyone can participate regardless of their device's setup, or you are worried about accessing our targets or downloading tools on your corporate network/devices, then Pwnbox might be a great solution for you!

Learn more about Pwnbox here.

After selecting all the necessary options, review your choices on the Event Summary page.

If everything appears correct, proceed to purchase credits by clicking the "Purchase Credits" button. This will redirect you to the payment page, where you can enter your billing information. You can skip this step and finalize your registration if you already have sufficient CTF Credits.

Once completed you will see the Event Purchased message and you can start managing it right away.

You can access the calculator by clicking the + icon next to the amount of credits. You can then edit the following:

Once the settings are selected, the calculator updates the total credit cost dynamically on the right side of the page. You can also toggle the Use available credits option to apply any existing credits towards the purchase.

Finally, clicking the Purchase Credits button directs you to the checkout page, where you can complete the transaction. VAT taxes are calculated at checkout.

Each credit is equivalent to 0.5 USD. The total number of credits required for setting up a CTF event depends on several factors:

Once your event is set up, the process for your users becomes the same as any other CTF on our platform! They'll register an account, form teams (if they'd like, and if you've allowed it), and get registered! The registration process can be read about here.

When it's time to play, they may want some help navigating the platform, or to get a better idea of what to expect. We have an article showcasing how to use the CTF Platform from a user perspective, check it out below!

Throughout the entire process, you'll find a Contact Sales button somewhere on the page. Feel free to click that at any time, and our team will get in touch with you to help answer whatever questions you have.