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Welcome to TxCR Documentation

Welcome to the Texas Cyber Range (TxCR) documentation! This platform provides students, researchers, and cybersecurity professionals with hands-on access to enterprise-grade infrastructure for learning, testing, and development.

What is TxCR?​

The Texas Cyber Range is a virtualized environment that allows you to:

  • Learn industry-standard technologies in a safe, isolated environment
  • Experiment with networking, security, and system administration
  • Develop applications and services using modern DevOps tools
  • Test configurations and scenarios without impacting production systems
  • Prepare for industry certifications (RHCSA, CCNA, etc.)

What You Can Do​

🖥️ Virtual Machines​

  • Create and manage Linux and Windows VMs
  • Configure custom network topologies
  • Snapshot and clone systems for testing
  • Access via RDP, SSH, or web console

🌐 Networking​

  • Build complex network architectures
  • Configure firewalls (OPNsense, pfSense)
  • Set up routing with VyOS
  • Practice VLANs, VPNs, and network security

🐳 Containers & Orchestration​

  • Run Docker containers
  • Deploy multi-container applications with Docker Compose
  • Learn Kubernetes orchestration
  • Build and host container images

🔧 Development & DevOps​

  • Remote development with VS Code
  • Set up CI/CD pipelines
  • Host web applications and APIs
  • Version control with Git

Getting Started​

New to TxCR? Start here:

  1. Authentik Dashboard - Your central portal for all TxCR services
  2. Console Access - Access Xen Orchestra to manage VMs (no VPN needed)
  3. VPN Access - Connect via GlobalProtect for SSH/RDP access
  4. SSH Access - Connect to Linux VMs
  5. Account Management - Manage your credentials and settings

Use Cases​

Explore what you can build:

Need Help?​

Contributing​

Found an error or want to improve the docs? This documentation is open source and contributions are welcome!

Ready to begin? Head to Getting Started to connect to the range!