imageboards

:ramen: an overview of popular imageboard software

• Popular
• Various other
• Legacy, inactive or abandoned
• Closed source

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Popular

name | language/stack | comments | notable deployments -----| -------------- | ------ | -------- LynxChan | NodeJS + MongoDB | all functionality exposed via JSON based RPC | LynxHub vichan | PHP + MySQL | Fork of Tinyboard | Wizardchan, Brchan Wakaba | Perl + RDBMS | Inspired by Futaba and Futallaby | Kareha | Perl + RDBMS | textboard-only version of Wakaba | Sriracha | Go + PostgreSQL | Supports plugins and custom templates | TinyIB | PHP + PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Flat File | Inspired by Futaba and Futallaby | Lainchan | PHP + MySQL | Fork of vichan | Lainchan FChannel | Go + PostgreSQL | a libre, self-hostable, federated, imageboard platform that utilizes ActivityPub | See https://fchannel.org/instance-index.html JSChan | NodeJS + MongoDB | Anonymous imageboard software. Classic look, modern features and feel. Works without JavaScript and supports Tor, I2P, Lokinet, etc | heolkek zzzchan ptchan sportschan

Various other

name | language/stack | comments | notable deployments -----| -------------- | ------ | -------- doushio | NodeJS + Redis | Real-time features | mei | Ruby on Rails + RDMBS | |
maniwani | Python, Docker | REST-API | Futatsu meguca | Go + RethinkDB + Typescript | Real-time features | meguca µchan | Python + PostgreSQL + TypeScript + Memcache + Varnish | Lightweight and scalable | Nelliel | PHP + RDBMS | Originally a fork of Futallaby | Picoboard | Django + React | |
Hexchan | Django | | Hexchan Monaba | Haskell + Yesod | | Haibane makiba | PHP | Futaba-style imageboard script that doesn't require a database. Double Plus | PHP + MySQL/PostgresSQL | Modular Modern Imageboard, works without JS | wrongthink

Legacy, inactive or abandoned

name | language/stack | comments | notable deployments -----| -------------- | ------ | -------- infinity-next | PHP + RDBMS | Rewrite of infinity, built on top of the Laravel framework | 9chan infinity | PHP + MySQL | deprecated in favor of vichan and/or infinity-next | 8chan Kusaba X | PHP + RDMBS | no updates since 2013 | Edaha | PHP + RDMBS | Fork of Kusaba X, no updates since 2013 | Tinyboard | PHP + MySQL | | Futaba | PHP + MySQL | The godfather of imageboard scripts, used on 2chan | Futallaby | PHP + MySQL | Fork of Futaba 4jhan | NodeJS + RDMBS | board engine only (JSON-based server-client architecture) |

Closed source

name | language/stack | comments | notable deployments -----| -------------- | ------ | -------- Taimaba | Perl + MySQL | Fork of Wakaba | 420chan

Other resources

• https://overscript.net/
• http://www.9ch.in/overscript/
• http://9ch.in/over/index2.pl