The Educational Revolution
Traditional "lab manuals" and static VMs were built for another era. Students struggle with setup friction, mismatched OS versions, and limited realism. BadgerCTF changes this paradigm by delivering true infrastructure-as-a-service for education—a full virtual computing ecosystem that scales from a classroom of 30 to a university of thousands.
Instant Labs Anywhere
Students join from campus or home, open their browser, and instantly access isolated Linux or Windows systems.
Zero Configuration
Every environment is pre-provisioned, secure, and ephemeral—no need for SSH clients, VPNs, or local setup.
Authentic Learning
Each lab runs as a real virtual machine or container, enabling kernel-level experimentation, networking, and realistic cybersecurity exercises.
Instructor Empowerment
Faculty can publish or update labs with Markdown, reset student environments, and analyze progress—all from a single unified portal.
Why It Matters
The modern computing curriculum demands more than slides and screenshots. BadgerCTF bridges the gap between academic theory and real-world practice, enabling students to:
Safe Experimentation
Experiment safely with root privileges, network attacks, and defense mechanisms.
Enterprise Infrastructure
Reproduce enterprise-grade infrastructure—firewalls, routers, IDS, even multi-VM clusters.
Real-Time Collaboration
Learn collaboratively in real time while instructors observe and guide within the same interface.
Built for Scalability, Designed for Learning
While universities see only a simple "Launch Lab" button, behind the scenes BadgerCTF orchestrates a sophisticated virtual-lab fabric powered by Proxmox VE, Apache Guacamole, and secure SSO integration. This backbone allows institutions to deploy thousands of isolated environments on existing infrastructure—at a fraction of the cost of commercial cloud platforms.
"With BadgerCTF, students can experience entire system architectures—from embedded Linux to enterprise networks—without ever installing a thing. It's faster, more flexible, and far more realistic than any existing educational platform."— Si Chen, Founder of BadgerCTF · Full Professor, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Why Universities Choose BadgerCTF
Browser-Native Labs
No installs, no local risk.
Infrastructure-Level Realism
True VMs and containers, not sandboxes.
Seamless Administration
Single-click deployment, LDAP integration, centralized oversight.
Pedagogical Freedom
Build and share labs like course content.
Proven Efficiency
Entire courses can go live in days, not months.
Ready to Transform Your Curriculum?
BadgerCTF empowers instructors to focus on teaching, not troubleshooting. Join the universities pioneering the next generation of practical, scalable computing education.