====== Social media software ======

This page is a list of resources to help you build your own forum! Priority goes to obscure older/abandonware and open source software :^)

====== Free/Abandonware/Open Source ======

===== Forums =====

  * **[[http://software.bbsdocumentary.com/IBM/DOS/FIDO/|Fido net BBS]]**     
    * TBA   
  * **[[https://github.com/acmlmboard/acmlmboard-2|Acmlmboard II]]**
    * TBA
  * ** [[https://www.phpbb.com/|PhpBB]] **
    * An extremely old BBforum that is widely used and has a lot of community plugins. Highly customizable, and customizing it is recommended because it looks a tad bit basic and unappealing otherwise.
  * ** [[https://community.mybb.com/mods.php|MyBB]] **
    * A free forum software similar to phpBB.
  * **[[https://www.simplemachines.org/|simplemachines]]**
    * An open-source free community forum software with lots of features!
  * **[[https://cblgh.org/cerca/|cerca]]**
    * minimalist, open-source forum software designed to be low-maintenance and low-cost

===== Social media/The fediverse =====

  * **[[https://joinmastodon.org/|Mastodon]]**     
    * An open decentralized social media running on the activitypub protocol.   
  * **[[https://join.misskey.page/en-US/|Misskey]]**
    * Another open decentralized social media running on the activitypub protocol.

===== Other social apps =====

  * **[[https://coppermine-gallery.com/|Coppermine]]** ([[https://chezgreg.net/|Alternative link]])     
    * A web gallery that looks a lot like classic deviantart or even sheezy art.  


====== Costs Money :$ ======  

===== Forums =====    
  * **[[https://xenforo.com/|Xenforo]]** [$60 per month]
    * The vast majority of forums on the web use Xenforo. It has many plugins and is highly customizable.