A classic BBS, in your browser

Release 00.04.00

webBBS recreates an early-1990s bulletin board system with an ANSI terminal, message boards, browser-based file transfers, door games, and sysop tools. It runs on Node.js, WebSockets, and PostgreSQL, with Docker deployment.

Getting started · Security · Release notes

What is included

• An xterm.js browser terminal with BBS-style menus and prompts.
• User accounts, message boards, threads, and replies.
• File areas with upload/download statistics and configurable ratio controls.
• Modular door plugins, including Guess The Number and an ANSI clock.
• BBS sysop menus and a separate web administration interface.

Documentation, not a hosted BBS

This GitHub Pages site is static documentation. It does not run the BBS server, a database, WebSockets, account registration, or file uploads. Deploy the application on your own server to use those features.

Read the source and deployment guide.

How the pieces connect

Browser terminal or admin UI
            |
       HTTP / WebSocket
            |
     Node.js BBS server
         /         \
   PostgreSQL    File storage and doors

GitHub Pages: separate, static documentation only