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--- social_media_software [2026/03/17 18:06] – fixed formatting (** is for bold text and needed to be closed) ribose
+++ social_media_software [2026/09/16 17:10] (current) – melon
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 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 ======
+===== Free/Abandonware/Open Source =====
-===== Forums =====
+==== Forums ====
   * **[[http://software.bbsdocumentary.com/IBM/DOS/FIDO/|Fido net BBS]]**
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   * **[[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 =====
+==== 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.
+  * **[[https://joinpeertube.org/|Peertube]]**
+    * Another open decentralized social media running on the activitypub protocol.
+  * **[[https://pixelfed.org/|Pixelfed]]**
+    * Another open decentralized social media running on the activitypub protocol.
+  * **[[https://wafrn.net/|Wafrn]]**
     * Another open decentralized social media running on the activitypub protocol.
-===== Other social apps =====
+==== 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.
+  * **[[http://www.postnuke.com/|Postnuke]]**
+    * It can be used for community led "choose your adventure" style novels as that has been done before on it. Disclaimer: It's not a full on writing suite, it's more of an overly simple and free open source html framework for website owners, you can probably do more with it.
-====== Costs Money :$ ======
+==== 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.
+  * **[[https://invisioncommunity.com/|Invision]]** [$15 per month for everything]
+    * Old Forum software that has similar looks to acmlmboard II.