BBS 'hosting' reddit / bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-09-08 08:33 Aside from your own computer where do you host your BBS? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- opicron · 2022-09-08 09:03 Docker Edit: on Synology ds1821xs+ from home :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- auric0m · 2022-09-08 11:49 AWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Call_Me_Mauve_Bib · 2022-09-08 11:54 linode ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gen_angry · 2022-09-08 13:30 You can host a BBS on a cheap $3-5/mo linux VPS like from [ovh](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/vps/). It takes a little bit more work to get one going on linux with something like mysticbbs or synchronet (dosemu for doors) but it's certainly doable. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- deepend_tilde · 2022-09-08 13:58 I rent a couple dedicated servers from OVH for a bunch of reasons. So I host it on there in a VM. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TheRealLazloFalconi · 2022-09-08 14:41 Docker is not a location. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TheRealLazloFalconi · 2022-09-08 14:42 I don't host a BBS, but if I did, I'd use vultr. I host some other services there, so it's the path of least resistance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- opicron · 2022-09-08 15:52 You are right, updated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ten-oh-four · 2022-09-08 15:57 Digital Ocean. Have done so for years, and wouldn’t do it any other way at this point. They have great uptime, great speeds, great configurability, and strong redundancy options. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-09-08 18:41 $4/mo. not bad! didn't expect to get so many replies... thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dmine45 · 2022-09-08 22:23 I've tested hosting BBSes on Linode, Digital Ocean, AWS, and Vultr. Linux and Windows. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-09-08 22:25 what's the verdict? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dmine45 · 2022-09-08 23:27 It depends what you want to do. If you want Linux, Linode or Digital Ocean. Vultr can do a custom ISO of whatever OS you want. I made my own ISO of Windows 10 32-bit with KVM drivers so I can use it on Vultr and run 16-bit DOS doors without NTVDMx64. It works well. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Traditional_Lynx_951 · 2022-09-08 23:37 I offer synchronet hosting on linux if interested. I have free servers and paid servers starting at $5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-09-08 23:40 i have a free server, but it stopped working =/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-09-08 23:42 neato! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Traditional_Lynx_951 · 2022-09-08 23:42 From me? That's the first I've heard. I can work with you to get you up and working again. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-09-08 23:44 you might've already.. i just haven't been on discord lately =) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Traditional_Lynx_951 · 2022-09-09 00:14 Ah ok 😀 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Traditional_Lynx_951 · 2022-09-09 02:25 If anyone wants a free synchronet bbs to test out just go to https://synchronetbbs.org/HostSplash, choose the shared plan and when checking out use the offline payment method so you don't have to pay ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-09-09 02:31 do you have a minecraft server too? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Traditional_Lynx_951 · 2022-09-09 02:39 Minetest and multicraft ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Traditional_Lynx_951 · 2022-09-09 02:50 And muds 😃 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-09-09 02:57 post the mud url so i don't have to find it when i get outta my chair. .\|/. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Traditional_Lynx_951 · 2022-09-09 03:04 https://pocketmud.com/HostSplash - same steps as bbs's to get a mud ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-09-09 03:06 i wanna play one. is there a list of users' muds? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Traditional_Lynx_951 · 2022-09-09 03:11 Try coffeemud.net port 2323 - that's the official one ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-09-10 19:49 would be good if you could put this in a form of a question with what you're looking for ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-09-10 19:50 that's what i do and it's been the best thing i've done. I've tried a lot of hosts and vps providers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-09-10 20:02 worked fine as is =p ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-09-10 21:32 that's because people go out of their way here to help lazy people ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-09-10 23:12 now i'll never change muahahahahaha. maybe my intent was to attract grumpy ppl =) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- segfault8088 · 2022-09-11 23:39 I've been using Contabo for years, they've been pretty good and dirt cheap. They recently opened up in the USA as well, previously were in Germany only. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SpitfireTN · 2022-09-27 02:23 Host a BBS on your computer. Otherwise, it's just a fancy webpage that looks like a BBS. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-09-27 02:28 no it's not. i'm not the 'owner' of the internet where i live and i would feel bad dishing out the IP address. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SpitfireTN · 2022-09-27 10:01 That is you use a DNS service like No-IP.com for that reason. This way I can run my boards and not have them hosted someplace else. This is not how a BBS should be run. IMO, that is just a website on the internet that identifies itself as a BBS. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-09-27 13:36 it doesn't hide your IP address. with shell/root access on the remote computer, it's basically mine =p running a bbs on your own computer is ideal, but not always feasible. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SpitfireTN · 2022-09-27 13:41 Then it is truly not a BBS if it's on the web. These are things a SysOp should consider before putting up a board. If it can't be done on your own computer, then be a user. We are very short handed on those. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SpitfireTN · 2022-09-27 14:13 With that type of access, can you pop into chat with a caller? Watch and assit them with navigating your board? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-09-27 14:15 complete nonsense. take your BBS down then, unless it's dialup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-09-27 14:16 yes, i can. oh... you're one of those sysops... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SpitfireTN · 2022-09-27 15:27 Are there any other kind? Been sitting behind the monitor for decades as a SysOp! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SpitfireTN · 2022-09-27 17:50 Good news, fire up your modem!! I also offer dial-up. I do run a real BBS. Went back up in 2010. Reign of Fire BBS call.rofbbs.com Ports: 2300, 6400 and 6502 (432) 541-8271 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-09-27 21:40 i've used telnet to connect in the past, it's not a real BBS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SpitfireTN · 2022-09-27 22:12 So you do mostly dial-up now? Cool, I was thinking on knocking the dust off my 1200 baud modem and try it on my C128 and DMBBS. Can't get any more real than that!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- denzuko · 2022-10-01 20:40 Google Cloud. One can get a free VPS with their f1-micro instances. Plus a free website with firebase and free cloud storage for your file and message bases with cloud bucket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- denzuko · 2022-10-01 20:40 Like, Docker is a state of mind. Man. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- denzuko · 2022-10-01 20:59 yeah we can. A pdp-11 running BBC BASIC with a 300 Baud with 7 bits, no parity or stop bit over centronics DB25 rs232 that's been rewired as a null modem cable shared with IBM pcs over a Serial Switch Box.. Uhmmm.. yeah.. battle scars. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- denzuko · 2022-10-01 21:00 Wait.. you don't chat with your callers? What kind of AOHell is this? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SpitfireTN · 2022-10-03 02:05 Only if they hit C and give a good enough reason. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognative40 · 2023-01-29 16:10 Sorry for the really late reply - but I just went ahead and submitted it this way to mess around and see if i can get one up. Once I'm ready to go live, could i still upgrade to online payments and pay that way? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Traditional_Lynx_951 · 2023-01-30 03:01 Sure thing.