Source code for this website is hosted on GitHub using the Jekyll theme for GitHub Pages called Hacker.
List of Wargames and CTF challenges.
Writeups
These are mainly hosted on OverTheWire and include:
Setup
Normally I would go with Kali Linux but it is not entirely necessary. Windows is also sufficient — check out PentestBox.
BTW I use Arch
And vim but I have grown accustomed to using VSCodium — a FOSS implementation of VSCode. With vim keybindings of course.
Install the Python extension from Microsoft. Try out the Material Icon Theme and Material Theme or the theme I currently use HackTheBox.
Arch Linux Install
There are many ways to install Arch but the way that I installed it was by reading the Arch Linux Wiki and following most of this tutorial. I installed linux-hardened kernel however.
VMWare vs. Virtual Box
For all intents and purposes, one should stick with VirtualBox but I recommend VMware if possible.