/tech/ - Technology

why would you even want to do that

>>19003
because I'm bored and have absolutely nothin else to do except wanking

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>>19002 (OP) 
>get a permanent IP address
>get a domain
>get a computer you can use as a server (some relatively recent bidness computer is fine)
>install image board software on server
>point the server at the permanent IP address
>tell domain to forward any requests to the same permanent IP address
>enjoy running yet one more dead imageboard that is only occasionally visited by a random pedospammer

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>>19005
thank u fellow totally human person thing

out of curiosity, would it be possible to create an image board without something like vichan or tiny board ?

>>19006
Anytime, I'd add that you can also rent a virtual server instead of buying a computer. Those usually have a permanent IP address, and many of the companies in that business will also sell you domains with them in a single package. Although that is even more corpo than running your own server, but the sad truth is that the internet is inherently corpo,
>>19007
You could even write your own software if you want to give it a try, but you need something that shits out an imageboard if a request comes in.

Making a basic forum is pretty easy. Hosting is easy too.
The real challenge is keeping spam out. You need good moderation tools to deal with it, which can be difficult to implement.
Also finding users. Users need to have a reason to visit your board.

For hosting I'd get a VPS. Hosting from home is possible too but can be annoying if you don't have a static IP and probably impossible if you are behind CGNAT. You can get the cheapest VPS and forward traffic over Wireguard to your local computer if you insist on hosting locally.

If you want to write an image board from scratch: I don't know how much experience you have but if you want something working quickly I'd look into Python Flask. I find it very useful for web pages that need to do a non-trivial amount of work in the backend.
https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/stable/quickstart/#a-minimal-application

>>19010
thanks for the replie anon
I started looking into php because I'm interested in hosting dynamic websites generally. apparently a lot of early social medias including early image boards, were made with that. also, modern php apparently offers more options when it comes to security and it would be more modular than using a dedicated software. still, I have no idea if I'll even stick with this project.

>>19014
The language doesn't matter.

>>19015
ight

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>>19002 (OP) 
It's not my first time seeing someone asking how to host an imageboard.
The most important thing in an online community is, well, the COMMUNITY and the social aspect. The technical aspect is secondary. So instead of asking how to host an imageboard, ask how to gather a community of like-minded people that would need an imageboard of their own.

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>>19004
Well, how would it differ from 4chan and zzzChan, OP?

I'm most annoyed by the /tech/ community being so fractured after the death of 8ch.net.
Most alt board /tech/ users seem to be here and on these:
https://8chan.moe/t/
https://lainchan.org/λ/catalog.html

>>19002 (OP) 
I swear, altchans are the modern version of all the protestant denominations
#justshowerthoughts

>>19096
Interesting, elaborate?

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>>19031
I completely understand OP. I have at least two boards I post on that are dead and I'm the only regular poster. I post on them because the non-dead version of those boards are just insufferable to the point that I'd rather post alone and to the void than with them.
It's kind of like the "Would you rather tell your feelings to a tree or a woman?" meme. Well, sometimes you'd just as rather post on a dead board.

>>19094
lainchan tech boards are unfortunately completely dead since kashire left thanks to appleman and his brilliant /hum/ addition. The whole website is just leftist politics whining or stoners.

>>19145
i mean kalyx not kashire, typo

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>>19145
>The whole website is just leftist politics whining or stoners.
what would you expect from fans of a shitty pretentious show like lain?

>>19149
it wasn't like this. the site was /tech/ haven in the last decade. kalyx hated pseudo intellectual shit. xhe wanted people to go out of their room and experience before posting. when the arisuchan drama commenced and xhe left /hum/anities was added, /cyb/erpunk was fucking deleted and the site started dying because leftypol intellectuals, 420 refugees and tiktok users saw it as a vent board for their views and their drug trips. doesn't help that the board was also wiped so all the good /tech/ /diy/ /prog/ threads are missing.
appleman is a complete fucking retard.