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Self-hostable projects that are just for fun? (lemmy.today)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Alright so my lab is pretty much functionally complete; it does everything I was hoping it would and much more.

OK so now what :D Do you know of any projects that are self-hostable and serve no functional purpose whatsoever and exist just for fun? Could be silly projects, could be games. I'd like to add a "silly things" section to my publicly facing list of web services.

For instance, I was thinking of hosting a web version of nethack. Also I enjoyed hosting a node of hypermind for a little while just because it was so silly.

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[–] 18 points 5 months ago (7 children)

You could run a BBS! Synchronet and Enigma both have Docker images available.

It's really the epitome of a pointless endeavor, but it also gives you an entirely new kind of system to learn, tinker with, and customize.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Forgive my negligence, but what is a BBS?

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Back in the olden times, before the WWW came along and the internet exploded, you'd fire up your modem and dial into other computers. Bulletin Board Systems.

    They would typically host some local forums, files to download, private messaging, and some online games. Larger ones might have a chat room. As time went on, networked forums got popular. Mostly text interfaces, but ANSI graphics and menus were common.

    It was really the best.

    Setting one up to be accessible via telnet is a fun little project. Install a couple of doors (games) like Legend of the Red Dragon, Pimp Wars, Usurper and just have fun.

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