New BBS software, entirely web, very retro - testers needed
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Hello! I'm working on a new BBS software that runs entirely on the web, no terminal needed. Looks and feels like an 80s/90s style BBS. Working on a API for "Door" games, and will come with an homage-to-TradeWars "door".
It is designed for standard shared Cpanel hosting (install package already created - doesn't require any technical knowledge to get it up and running - point and click and you're done).
It has a built in ANSI editor, configurable menus, etc. Looks and feels just like a classic BBS. The core is done, message boards are done, signing up as a new user, etc. All of the basics are in there (you can install it and login today, post messages, reply, etc).
I'll be setting up a demo system soon so people can log in and try it, but I'd love for a few people to actually install it and set up their own BBS. It can run in its own contained directory, so it won't interfere with an existing website.
At some point I'm planning on even creating a FidoNet style echomail, but that will be somewhere down the road.
This is a totally free project, once it gets to a state where it's actually usable, I'll put it up on a website and anyone can download and install to run their own BBS! submitted by /u/justme9974 [link] [comments]