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Re: "Bulletin boards on the web"
i would install bubble and would give them instructions on how to install lagrange.
Jan 05 · 11 months ago
🏍️ winduptoy · 2024-01-07 at 15:52:
I made Oasis for this purpose, which has gemtext rendering support. Just requires python and CGI-capable web server. Stores threads in plain text files.
If pushing 500 users, might want to consider Cerca which I believe runs on SQLite.
— https://git.sensorstation.co/oasis.git/
— https://www.weeks.cblgh.org/cerca/
WordPress running the Asgaros Forum plugin and a block theme or lightweight theme. You can either have the main Forum page as a home page or build a little landing/info home page. Either way, the forum can be made private. I would also run WordFence security plugin - free version.
You'll have registration form, user management, moderation features, notifications, PM/contact, visual design capability and with only two plugins, it will be very fast. If you decide you want web pages other than the forum, it's wordpress already.
I would think to set up NNTP server and then set up a web page for an alternative access. DFeed is a program that can do this (I have never tried to install it myself, though), which is used by the D Programming Language Discussion Forum, and is itself written in D programming language.
Bulletin boards on the web — I’ve been tasked with setting up and administering a private bulletin board service for the alumni of a wilderness school I am part of. I could see this being used by anywhere from 50 to 500 people. I would just use an instance of Bubble if it were not for the fact that Gemini is not particularly accessible to the average user. What simple self hosted options for the web would you recommend? Minimalism is key. I don’t want setting it up to be a nightmare, and I don’...