Synchronet BBS hosting - no billing info required! reddit / bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fstltna · 2018-11-17 06:13 I am a long-time BBS Sysop and fan (since the 70's & 80's) and now I offer Synchronet BBS hosting for $14/month, with first month free. I evaluated the various Linux BBS offerings and in my opinion Synchronet is the most actively updated and feature-rich BBS platform. Supports email, web interface, full support for native & DOS-based doors without needing extra plugins etc. If you are interested go to [ https://SynchronetBBS.org/HostSplash](https://SynchronetBBS.org/HostSp lash) and check out and choose the "offline" payment method. If you use "offline" you will not have to supply any billing info and I will ask if you want to keep the server when the month is up. You can also choose a payment method other than "offline" and if you cancel before the month ends you will be charged nothing... Interested in working with you and hope to talk with you further! Be sure to check out our Synchronet doors at [https://SynchronetBBS.org](https://SynchronetBBS.org) as well... Marisa ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Universal_Binary · 2018-11-17 16:51 Where are the new releases of Synchronet? Its homepage doesn't seem to claim any since 2015. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- electronicchicken · 2018-11-17 17:35 Releases of Synchronet are few and far between, and there hasn't been one since then. It is however still actively developed. Common practice with Synchronet is to install and run an 'unstable' development build. It is generally stable, but you should be willing to update if it'll give you a new feature or fix a bug you've encountered. As a rule, you're better off running the latest release for 3 - 6 months after it comes out, since the author likes to do a release before he starts messing around with a bunch of larger changes. Since you mentioned Linux, [it's fairly easy to install the latest development build there](http://wiki.synchro.net/install:nix). Mind that you have [the prerequisites](http://wiki.synchro.net/install:nix:prerequisites) installed first. After that, the 'CVS Install' instructions will get you something that's easy to update later. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fstltna · 2018-11-18 08:24 Yes, I recommend installing the development version, and then updating whenever a new feature comes out or you find a bug. Been running it for a while and never had any issues with it. SBBS is very stable... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pbmm · 2018-11-20 19:25 Did you consider Mystic BBS too? I think it's still being actively developed, but I didn't consider using Synch's development builds when I tried running it years ago ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fstltna · 2018-11-20 23:15 Yes, but Mystic does not include lots of features that SBBS does... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mjohnson90 · 2018-11-21 13:51 I'd be interested in this. Moreso if i can pay you a little more to setup games/do some artwork. Drop me a message, as im literally in the process of setting Synchronet now. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pbmm · 2018-11-22 08:00 Like what? I was thinking of switching to mystic and even found a whole video series on setting up a mystic server. I ran an SBBS server years ago but nobody ever joined, but I want to make another BBS at some point so I was considering my options. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fstltna · 2018-11-22 09:04 Just sent you a private message. and responded on Discord as well... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- kaylus · 2018-11-26 17:45 I've been looking at Enigma 1/2 software which is NodeJS and pretty sweet. It depends on the feature-set though - I don't know many boards using much of the SynchroNet feature set beyond what Mystic or Engima could provide but it does have a greater user base so support is much better. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fstltna · 2018-11-27 04:58 I like the avatar & built-in BBS directory features. (even though I have a listing service of my own at [https://bbslist.synchronetbbs.org ](https://bbslist.synchronetbbs.org), the built-in one is still great). Web interface is nice as well.... Devs are also more open to suggestions. I have had many changes implemented upon my request for BBS tools I create...