NNTPChan (previously known as overchan) is a decentralized imageboard that uses the NNTP protocol (network-news transfer protocol) to synchronize content between many different servers. It utilizes cryptographically signed posts to perform optional/opt-in decentralized moderation.
Getting started
This is a step-by-step guide for getting up-and-running with NNTPChan as well as documentation for developers who want to either work on NNTPChan directly or use NNTPChan in their aplications with the API.
Install the dependancies
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get --no-install-recommends install imagemagick ffmpeg sox build-essential git ca-certificates postgresql postgresql-client
### Get the NNTPChan source
git clone https://github.com/konamicode9/nntpchan
cd nntpchan
Now compile!
Run make:
make
Enable Some Modules
export GO111MODULE=off
export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
now its time to create the database in postgres
CREATE DATABASE nntpchan;
CREATE USER username WITH PASSWORD 'CHANGEME';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE nntpchan TO username;
TL;DR edition:
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install --no-install-recommends install imagemagick ffmpeg sox build-essential git ca-certificates postgresql postgresql-client golang
$ git clone https://github.com/majestrate/nntpchan
$ cd nntpchan
$ make
$ SRND_INSTALLER=0 ./srndv2 setup
Bugs and issues
PLEASE report any bugs you find while building, setting-up or using NNTPChan on the GitHub issue tracker, the issue tracker on tor, the issue tracker on i2p or on the GitGud issue tracker so that the probelms can be resolved or discussed.
Clients
NNTP (confirmed working):
- Thunderbird
Web:
- Yukko: ncurses based nntpchan web ui reader
History
- started in mid 2013 on anonet
This is a graph of the post flow of the overchan.test newsgroup over 4 years, quite a big network.
(thnx anon who made this btw)
source code for map generation
Acknowledgements
- Deavmi - Making the documentation beautiful.