CTFd/CTFd
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CTFs as you need them
First read
Promising movement, but the picture is still partial
CTFd/CTFd is active enough to inspect further, but the surrounding proof is thinner. Use the source repository and nearby comparisons to decide whether this is rising substance or just short-term visibility.
Visible
6.8K public stars in the current GitStar snapshot.
Needs a narrower context read
Active
Last commit Aug 9, 2026.
Fresh activity
Adopted
Treat stars as discovery context until a linked package appears.
No linked package mapping
Confidence
One or more key signals are partial, so GitStar keeps the interpretation conservative.
Partial snapshot
Snapshot facts
- 6.8K stars
- 2.7K forks
- Last commit Aug 9, 2026
- Package usage not mapped yet
Compare lens
Hacker0x01/hacker101 and nahamsec/Resources-for-Beginner-Bug-Bounty-Hunters are the closest comparison targets GitStar found. A side-by-side comparison usually tells you more than a single raw rank.
Signal trail
Trajectory
Read the recent motion first. This block is for deciding whether the repository still looks alive, compounding, or flattening before you trust stars alone.
Daily momentum
Recent momentum is not captured
Weekly momentum
Recent momentum is not captured
Monthly momentum
Recent momentum is not captured
Last commit
Aug 9, 2026
Package reality
No linked npm or PyPI package is mapped for this repository yet, so the page leans more heavily on GitHub-visible popularity and should be read more conservatively.
GitStar expects a package signal here, but no npm or PyPI package is linked to this repository yet.
Hype vs Reality
Insufficient Package Data
Package mapping
No linked package yet
Cross-links
Standalone repo read
Validation note
GitStar can summarize public signals for CTFd/CTFd, but the GitHub repository is still the primary place to confirm release cadence, issue activity, and maintainer intent.
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🛡️ Editorial Context
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Why this rank
This repository stands out because it combines fresh update.
Fresh update
📈 Momentum & Adoption Signals
Approximate star trajectory
Reconstructed from current stars and cached daily/weekly/monthly deltas.
Now: 6.8K
Daily momentum
No signal
Weekly momentum
No signal
Monthly momentum
No signal
Signal mix (log-scaled for readability)
Current stars6.8K
🧭 Hype vs Reality
Insufficient Package DataGitStar can see repository momentum, but it does not have a reliable linked package signal yet.
Treat stars and recent movement as discovery context only until npm or PyPI usage is available.
Status
Insufficient Package Data
Package footprint
No linked npm or PyPI usage signal
Method note
This label appears when GitStar cannot find strong enough package telemetry to compare attention against adoption. Compare it against other Python repos before treating stars as a moat.
Related alternative
Hacker0x01/hacker101
Shares the education category footprint with CTFd/CTFd, so the comparison is closer to a same-problem decision than a same-language coincidence.
Related alternative
nahamsec/Resources-for-Beginner-Bug-Bounty-Hunters
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Research links
Cross-links
Compare against related repos
GitStar picked hacker101 + Resources-for-Beginner-Bug-Bounty-Hunters as the closest next comparison from the related repository set.
Repo utility
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SCSS
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Unknown
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Go
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C++
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Python
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