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lxmf_messageboard
Simple message board that can be hosted on a NomadNet node, messages can be posted by 'conversing' with a unique peer, all messages are then forwarded to the message board.
How Do I Use It?
A user can submit messages to the message board by initiating a chat with the message board peer, they are assigned a username (based on the first 5 characters of their address) and their messages are added directly to the message board. The message board can be viewed on a page hosted by a NomadNet node.
An example message board can be found on the reticulum testnet hosted on the SolarExpress Node <d16df67bff870a8eaa2af6957c5a2d7d>
and the message board peer <ad713cd3fedf36cc190f0cb89c4be1ff>
How Does It Work?
The message board page itself is hosted on a NomadNet node, you can place the message_board.mu into the pages directory. You can then run the message_board.py script which provides the peer that the users can send messages to. The two parts are joined together using umsgpack and a flat file system similar to NomadNet and Reticulum and runs in the background.
How Do I Set It Up?
- Turn on node hosting in NomadNet
- Put the
message_board.mu
file intopages
directory in the config file forNomadNet
. Edit the file to customise from the default page. - Run the
message_board.py
script (python3 message_board.py
either in ascreen
or as a system service), this script usesNomadNet
andRNS
libraries and has no additional libraries that need to be installed. Take a note of the message boards address, it is printed on starting the board, you can then place this address inmessage_board.mu
file to make it easier for users to interact the board.
Credits
- The send and receive functions in message_board.py are based on examples posted on the Reticulum Matrix channel by Mark