Oregon's Small-Tech Alternative

Bulletin Board System

A real BBS via Telnet or SSH instead of dial-up. New accounts welcome! Connect using SyncTERM or the web portal. Slow down and enjoy door games, message boards, and an intentional online experience.

Pre-web computer networking is still around. You may be surprised to find how much of the modern web and current platforms came from BBSes.

Private Search Engine

Search the web without marketing. Our self-hosted search engine provides comprehensive results from multiple sources while protecting your privacy. No logging, no tracking, no data collection. Results are presented based on relevance to your search criteria—not marketing algorithms or promotion. Just like search engines used to work, and how they still work internally before deciding how to modify results for you.

Emerald Valley Hub

BBSes a little too old fashioned? Try our modern equivalent! Real-time messaging with threads, reactions, file sharing, and voice/video calls. Organize discussions with channels, direct messages. Built on enterprise-grade software trusted by government agencies and Fortune 500 companies, but hosted locally for your privacy with message history, search functionality, and mobile app support.

EMV's AI Ensemble

Local AI characters with no external tracking. Slower than cloud, but you get privacy, control, and a custom experience. All processing happens on our servers with no third-party data sharing.

Minecraft Servers

Both Bedrock and Java editions available. Join our community servers for creative building and survival adventures. Connect to mc.emeraldvalley.net and start building!

Retro Arcade

Classic games in your browser. Vintage console and arcade games with progress saving and no downloads required. Relive the golden age of gaming or discover classics you may have missed.