HTB DevBox Generator (gendev.sh)

A helper script to automatically spawn a retired Windows VM on Hack The Box, optimized for development, debugging, and tool testing.

The script uses Puppy as the default devbox VM and leverages htbcli (https://github.com/thekeen01/htbcli) for interaction with the HTB platform.
Once the VM is created, it automatically:

• Enables RDP
• Maps the current working directory as a TSClient share
• Connects via RDP automatically
• (Optional) Stops or starts a specific VM depending on your choices

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Requirements

• A Hack The Box subscription that allows generating retired machines
• A valid HTB_API_TOKEN generated at - https://app.hackthebox.com/profile/settings
• xfreerdp

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Usage

git clone https://github.com/b5null/htb_devbox
cd htb_devbox
chmod +x gendev.sh
./gendev.sh

Notes

Don't forget to stop the instance once you are done! You will need to declare the HTB_API_TOKEN token to perform this

python3 htbcli.py stop --machine puppy

ToDo

Add the stop interaction once done with using the box.