Lab Environments

OWASP Juice Shop

Modern insecure web app with gamified challenges.

beginner

Docker

Node

Lab

Authorized testing only. Practice on systems you own, isolated labs, or targets with written permission. Unauthorized access is illegal.

Learning contemporary web vulnerabilities with scoreboard.

Docker up; hack the shop; track solved challenges.

Best modern beginner-to-advanced web playground.

Commands & usage

docker run -d -p 3000:3000 bkimminich/juice-shop

Commands are educational examples. Adapt hosts, paths, and rates to your authorized scope.

Metasploitable 2/3

Intentionally vulnerable Linux/Windows VMs for exploit practice.

DVWA

Damn Vulnerable Web Application for learning OWASP bugs.

OWASP WebGoat

Deliberately insecure app teaching common web flaws lesson-by-lesson.

VulnHub

Free downloadable vulnerable machines for offline practice.

Hack The Box

Online pentest labs with machines, challenges, and careers path.

TryHackMe

Guided cybersecurity learning rooms and hands-on labs.