ENiGMA½ is a modern BBS software with a nostalgic flair!

Below are just some of the features ENiGMA½ supports out of the box:

• Multi platform — Anywhere modern Node.js runs likely works (known to work under Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, macOS and Windows)
• Unlimited multi node support
• Highly customizable via HJSON based configuration, menus, and themes in addition to JavaScript based mods
• SQLite storage of users, message areas, etc.
• Strong PBKDF2 backed password encryption.
• Support for 2-Factor Authentication with One-Time-Passwords
• Structured Bunyan logging!
• Telnet, SSH, and both secure and non-secure WebSocket access built in! Additional servers are easy to implement
• Built-in web server with HTTP(S) support — powers temporary download URLs, file browsing, and more
• CP437 and UTF-8 output with wide character support — CJK, Hangul, fullwidth forms, and similar scripts display and edit correctly
• SyncTERM style font support. Display PC/DOS and Amiga style artwork as it should be! In general, ANSI-BBS / cterm.txt / bansi.txt are followed for expected BBS behavior.
• Baud emulation. View ANSI like the block gods intended.
• Full SAUCE support.
• Renegade style pipe color codes.
• MCI support for lightbars, toggles, input areas, and so on plus many other bells and whistles
• Message networks with FidoNet Type Network (FTN) + BinkleyTerm Style Outbound (BSO) message import/export, and MRC (Multi-Relay Chat)
• Internet mail — send and receive email directly from the BBS private message system via IMAP/SMTP. See Internet Mail
• ActivityPub / Fediverse (experimental) — federated messaging with WebFinger, NodeInfo2, actor profiles, and common ActivityPub object types; PNG avatars with auto-generated defaults
• Message bases exposed via Gopher and NNTP content servers
• Gazelle (🪦) inspired File Bases including fast fully indexed full text search (FTS), #tags, and legacy X/Y/Z modem support
• Upload processor supporting FILE_ID.DIZ and NFO extraction, year estimation, and more!
• Door support including common dropfile formats for legacy DOS doors. Built in BBSLink, DoorParty, and Exodus!
• Native x86/DOS door emulation via v86 — run classic DOS BBS doors (LORD, PimpWars, TradeWars, etc.) directly inside ENiGMA½ with zero external dependencies. No QEMU, DOSBox, or DOSEMU required. Includes oputil fat for managing FreeDOS disk images and oputil v86 for an interactive browser-based DOS desktop. See Local Doors — v86.
• Z-Machine interactive fiction — run Infocom classics (Zork, Colossal Cave, and hundreds more from the IF Archive) natively in Node.js. No external emulator required. Supports Z-Machine versions 3, 4, 5, and 8. See Z-Machine Door.
• Full Screen Editor (FSE) with ANSI art support, real-time cursor/mode indicators, inline find/search (Ctrl-F), file upload to body, and a fully modernized view engine
• A remote accessible Waiting For Caller (WFC)!
• Expandable achievement system — BBSing gamified!

...and much much more. Please check out the issue tracker and feel free to request features (or contribute!) features!

Browse the docs online. Be sure to checkout the /docs/ folder as well for the latest and greatest documentation.

On most *nix systems simply run the following from your terminal:

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NuSkooler/enigma-bbs/master/misc/install.sh | bash

Please see Installation Methods for Windows, Docker, and so on...

If you feel the urge to donate, you can do so here

• See Discussions and the issue tracker
• Discussion on a ENiGMA BBS! (see Boards below)
• Discord: https://discord.gg/ghx8Vxex
• FSX_ENG on fsxNet available on many fine boards
• Email: bryan -at- l33t.codes
• Facebook ENiGMA½ group

ENiGMA has been tested with many terminals. However, the following are suggested for BBSing:

• IcyTERM
• VTX (Try Xibalba using VTX!)
• SyncTERM
• EtherTerm
• NetRunner
• MagiTerm

• 💀 Xibalba - ENiGMA WHQ 💀 (ssh://xibalba.l33t.codes:44511 or telnet://xibalba.l33t.codes:44510)
• Undercurrents: (ssh://undercurrents.io)

(in no particular order)

• Dave Stephens aka RiPuk for the awesome ENiGMA website and KICK ASS documentation, code contributions, etc.
• Daniel Mecklenburg Jr. for the awesome VTX terminal and general coding talk
• M. Brutman, author of mTCP (Interwebs for DOS!)
• M. Griffin, author of Enthral BBS, Oblivion/2 XRM and EtherTerm!
• Caphood, supreme SysOp of BLACK ƒlag BBS. May he rest in peace 🪦
• Luciano Ayres of Blocktronics, creator of the "Mystery Skulls" default ENiGMA½ theme!
• Sudndeath for Xibalba ANSI work!
• Jack Phlash for kick ass ENiGMA½ and Xibalba ASCII (Check out IMPURE60!!)
• Avon of Agency BBS and fsxNet for putting up with my experiments to his system and for FSX_ENG!
• Maskreet of Throwback BBS hosting DoorParty!
• Apam of Magicka
• nail/blocktronics for the sickmade Xibalba logo!
• Whazzit/blocktronics for the amazing Mayan ANSI pieces scattered about Xibalba BBS!
• Smooth/fUEL for lots of dope art. Why not snag a T-Shirt?
• Al's Geek Lab for the installation video and of course the Back to the BBS - Part one: The return to being online documentary!
• Alpha for the FTN-style configuration guide!
• Huge shout out to cognitivegears for the various fixes, improvements, and removing the need for cursor position reports providing a much better terminal experience!
• MeaTLoTioN for the MRC contributions!

...and so many others! This project would be nothing without the BBS and art scene communities!

Released under BSD 2-clause. See LICENSE.TXT