CTFd crash right after install

[noraj]

Git + python 3.7.2 (3b1b82b)

Git + python 2.7.15 (3b1b82b)

2.1.4 + python 3.7.2

Environment:

• CTFd Version/Commit: see titles
• Operating System: ArchLinux
• Web Browser and Version: Firefox

What happened?

CTFd crash right after install.

What did you expect to happen?

Working or at least a more comprehensible error.

How to reproduce your issue

See the asciinema, but basically

• Download CTFd
• Install dependencies
• run flask
• crash

PS : with the untouched default config

Any associated stack traces or error logs

See the asciinema

[noraj]

In fact this is the just the README that is wrong

One must not do flask run but rather as said on the wiki (https://github.com/CTFd/CTFd/wiki) python serve.py.

$ python serve.py
 * Loaded module, <module 'CTFd.plugins.challenges' from '/tmp/CTFd-2.1.4/CTFd/plugins/challenges/__init__.py'>
 * Loaded module, <module 'CTFd.plugins.dynamic_challenges' from '/tmp/CTFd-2.1.4/CTFd/plugins/dynamic_challenges/__init__.py'>
 * Loaded module, <module 'CTFd.plugins.flags' from '/tmp/CTFd-2.1.4/CTFd/plugins/flags/__init__.py'>
 * Serving Flask app "CTFd" (lazy loading)
 * Environment: development
 * Debug mode: on
 * Running on http://127.0.0.1:4000/ (Press CTRL+C to quit)
 * Restarting with stat
 * Loaded module, <module 'CTFd.plugins.challenges' from '/tmp/CTFd-2.1.4/CTFd/plugins/challenges/__init__.py'>
 * Loaded module, <module 'CTFd.plugins.dynamic_challenges' from '/tmp/CTFd-2.1.4/CTFd/plugins/dynamic_challenges/__init__.py'>
 * Loaded module, <module 'CTFd.plugins.flags' from '/tmp/CTFd-2.1.4/CTFd/plugins/flags/__init__.py'>
 * Debugger is active!
 * Debugger PIN: 117-149-425
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127.0.0.1 - - [05/Sep/2019 21:04:20] "GET /themes/core/static/css/vendor/font.css HTTP/1.1" 200 -
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127.0.0.1 - - [05/Sep/2019 21:04:20] "GET /themes/core/static/js/vendor/eventsource.min.js HTTP/1.1" 200 -
127.0.0.1 - - [05/Sep/2019 21:04:20] "GET /themes/core/static/js/vendor/fetch.min.js HTTP/1.1" 200 -
127.0.0.1 - - [05/Sep/2019 21:04:20] "GET /themes/core/static/js/CTFd.js HTTP/1.1" 200 -
127.0.0.1 - - [05/Sep/2019 21:04:20] "GET /themes/core/static/js/vendor/nunjucks.min.js HTTP/1.1" 200 -
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127.0.0.1 - - [05/Sep/2019 21:04:21] "GET /events HTTP/1.1" 302 -
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