Getting Started

This page covers the minimum requirements and the fastest path to running RAVEN C2 for the first time.

Requirements

Requirement	Version / Notes
Java (JDK)	17 or higher (OpenJDK recommended)
Maven	Required only if building from source
OS	Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD, or Termux (Android)
Git	For cloning the repository

RAVEN C2 uses three branches depending on your intent:

main — for normal usage

git clone --branch main https://github.com/MatrixTM26/RAVEN.git
cd RAVEN

dev — for contributions, pull requests, and development

git clone --branch dev https://github.com/MatrixTM26/RAVEN.git
cd RAVEN

master is reserved for the project owner/admin only.

If you just want to run the framework without compiling, a prebuilt JAR is already included and maintained via GitHub Actions:

java -jar output/RAVEN C2-2.0.0.jar

See the Installation and Build page for platform-specific build instructions.

By default, the server starts in Web Panel mode:

java -jar target/raven.jar

Then open your browser at:

http://localhost:5000