How do you start a message board?

F-U · 08-14-2005, 05:48 PM

I want to start a message board like this but not related to bbing. How do you set one up and how much does it cost?

**Sholiz** · 08-14-2005, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by F-U

I want to start a message board like this but not related to bbing. How do you set one up and how much does it cost?

Find a hosting company and buy a server and a domain. That varys from $5-50/month for a server and around $20 a year for domains.

After that, head over to vBulletin.com (or phpBB, or any free forums like that). With vBulletin (the BEST by far), it's $160 for a owned license or $85/year for leased. IMO, best bet is to go off and buy a license. Once you get that, upload it to the server via FTP and configure all your opions and that, and start inviting new members!

Not too hard, just time consuming and patience for when it starts out to grow expodentially. IronMass has been around about 5 months, and I remember getting 4-5 new members here and there and I was psyched hitting 100!

**Peaked_18** · 08-14-2005, 06:35 PM

Oh get the free shit like all the others have.

Costs alot for these things if you get Vbulletin.

F-U · 08-14-2005, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Peaked_18

Oh get the free shit like all the others have.

Costs alot for these things if you get Vbulletin.

What free stuff do others have?

**Peaked_18** · 08-14-2005, 09:16 PM

phpbb

vanwilder · 08-14-2005, 09:33 PM

its free, go to invisionfree.com i think it is

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