OverTheWireOrg/OverTheWire-website resource
OverTheWire website observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
70/100
- Activity 85
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5044
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 90
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1171 stars · 400 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The source for the OverTheWire website, which hosts security wargames that teach security concepts through fun, game-based challenges. The repository is a Jekyll static site for documentation and community information.
Use cases
- learn security concepts through wargames
- practice linux and command-line hacking challenges
- host a local copy of the overthewire website
- contribute documentation to overthewire
- find beginner-friendly security challenges
When to choose
- you want to learn or teach security fundamentals via hands-on games
- you want to contribute to or self-host the OverTheWire site
When to avoid
- you need the actual wargame infrastructure or challenge servers (separate repos)
- you need a general-purpose CTF platform or scoring engine
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
documentation security security education penetration-testing self-hosted wargames security-training jekyll ctf hacking-challenges static-site web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/OverTheWireOrg/OverTheWire-website · fetched 2026-08-28 · e109eb0a7c48
- homepage: http://overthewire.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · b86c920bab3d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| OverTheWireOrg/OverTheWire-website | main | 70 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="OverTheWireOrg/OverTheWire-website")
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