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5chan

5chan is a serverless, adminless, and fully decentralized imageboard that runs on the Bitsocial protocol. It follows the familiar imageboard directory structure while introducing decentralized ownership — anyone can create a board, and multiple boards can compete for the same directory slot through a voting mechanism.

Downloads​

PlatformLink
Web5chan.app
DesktopAvailable for Mac, Windows, and Linux
MobileAvailable for Android

How boards work​

5chan organizes content into boards using a classic directory layout (e.g., /b/, /g/). Unlike traditional imageboards where a central admin controls every board, 5chan allows any user to create and fully own their own board. When multiple boards target the same directory slot, they compete for that position through voting.

Creating a board​

To create a new board, you need to run bitsocial-cli as a peer-to-peer node. This ensures your board is hosted in a decentralized manner without relying on any central server.

Directory assignments​

Directory slot assignments (which board appears at which path) are currently managed through GitHub pull requests to the 5chan-directories.json file. This is a temporary process — future releases will support in-app board creation and pubsub-based voting to handle directory assignments automatically.

Internals​

Under the hood, 5chan uses the shared Bitsocial protocol client layer for its network interactions.