# OverTheWireOrg/OverTheWire-website

OverTheWire website

Repository: https://github.com/OverTheWireOrg/OverTheWire-website
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/overthewire-website
Homepage: http://overthewire.org
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-06-04T11:46:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 85, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5044, "days_push": 90, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1171, forks 400 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:51.534856+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, security
- domain: security, education, penetration-testing
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: wargames, security-training, jekyll, ctf, hacking-challenges, static-site, web-server

## Member repositories
- OverTheWireOrg/OverTheWire-website (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:51.534856+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:28:29.908104+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/OverTheWireOrg/OverTheWire-website (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:51.534856+00:00, sha e109eb0a7c48)
  - homepage: http://overthewire.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:33:56.655660+00:00, sha b86c920bab3d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.