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why would you even want to do that

>>19003
because I'm bored and have absolutely nothin else to do except wanking

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>>19002 (OP) 
>get a permanent IP address
>get a domain
>get a computer you can use as a server (some relatively recent bidness computer is fine)
>install image board software on server
>point the server at the permanent IP address
>tell domain to forward any requests to the same permanent IP address
>enjoy running yet one more dead imageboard that is only occasionally visited by a random pedospammer

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>>19005
thank u fellow totally human person thing

out of curiosity, would it be possible to create an image board without something like vichan or tiny board ?

>>19006
Anytime, I'd add that you can also rent a virtual server instead of buying a computer. Those usually have a permanent IP address, and many of the companies in that business will also sell you domains with them in a single package. Although that is even more corpo than running your own server, but the sad truth is that the internet is inherently corpo,
>>19007
You could even write your own software if you want to give it a try, but you need something that shits out an imageboard if a request comes in.

Making a basic forum is pretty easy. Hosting is easy too.
The real challenge is keeping spam out. You need good moderation tools to deal with it, which can be difficult to implement.
Also finding users. Users need to have a reason to visit your board.

For hosting I'd get a VPS. Hosting from home is possible too but can be annoying if you don't have a static IP and probably impossible if you are behind CGNAT. You can get the cheapest VPS and forward traffic over Wireguard to your local computer if you insist on hosting locally.

If you want to write an image board from scratch: I don't know how much experience you have but if you want something working quickly I'd look into Python Flask. I find it very useful for web pages that need to do a non-trivial amount of work in the backend.
https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/stable/quickstart/#a-minimal-application