# 0dayCTF/reverse-shell-generator

Hosted Reverse Shell generator with a ton of functionality. -- (Great for CTFs)

Repository: https://github.com/0dayCTF/reverse-shell-generator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/reverse-shell-generator
Homepage: https://revshells.com
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: security, ctf, revshell, generator, hacking, tryhackme
Last push: 2026-04-27T14:02:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 68/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 79, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2014, "days_push": 128, "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 4047, forks 840 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:33.633958+00:00)

## What it is
A web-based reverse shell generator that produces common reverse shell payloads, listeners, MSFVenom commands, and HoaxShell integrations with encoding options. It is primarily aimed at CTF players and penetration testers and can be used via the hosted instance or self-hosted with Docker.

## Use cases
- generate reverse shell payloads for a CTF
- quickly copy bash or powershell reverse shell one-liners
- generate msfvenom commands for a target OS
- self-host a reverse shell generator locally
- encode payloads with base64 or URL encoding
- find listener commands for catching shells

## When to choose
- you are solving CTF challenges or doing TryHackMe/HackTheBox boxes
- you need a quick reference of reverse shell and listener commands across languages
- you want a self-hosted payload generator with encoding and raw-copy features

## When to avoid
- you need a full C2 framework with session management and post-exploitation
- you require stealthy or AV-evasion-focused payload generation
- you need a defensive tool for detecting or blocking reverse shells

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, developer-tools, cli, web-framework
- domain: security, penetration-testing, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, browser
- tags: reverse-shell, ctf, penetration-testing, payload-generator, revshell, offensive-security, tryhackme, hoaxshell, command-line, web-server, docker, nodejs

## Member repositories
- 0dayCTF/reverse-shell-generator (main) score 68

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:33.633958+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 2026-08-29T18:23:41.701492+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/0dayCTF/reverse-shell-generator (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:33.633958+00:00, sha 7bc0e566a25d)
  - homepage: https://revshells.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:16:20.433507+00:00, sha 00d595327c0d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.