Self-Hosted 4chan Alternatives

4chan is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are a few alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best Self-Hosted alternative is Erischan, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to 4chan and four of them are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to 4chan are TBPChan, Farcaster and FlowChat.

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4chan alternatives are mainly Social Networks, but if you're looking for Imageboards you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Image Board, Self-Hosted and Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to 4chan.
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    Erischan

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    Small imageboard dedicated to Discordianism.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Erischan is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to 4chan.

    • Erischan is Free and Proprietary4chan is also Free and Proprietary
  2. TBPChan icon

    TBPChan

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    TBPChan is a self-hosted website that promotes free speech on an anonymous message board similar to 8chan. Running off of Vichan, it is based off of 8chan software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    tbpchan mobile website on chrome browser in Android
     
  4. Farcaster icon

    Farcaster

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    Farcaster is a decentralized social network built on Ethereum.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  5. FlowChat icon

    FlowChat

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    FlowChat is an open-source, self-hostable reddit alternative. It has communities, hashtags, live-updating threaded conversations, and voting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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