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LANMECCA

A safe retro LAN hub for the warm-glow era: tools, servers, docs, and community — built for people who want to own their stuff again.

Mission

LANMECCA is a home for retro gaming and self-hosted tooling — with modern safety habits. The goal is simple: keep classic machines usable, keep LAN parties alive, and build a place where the community can share knowledge without the usual internet nonsense.

Core principle

Your hardware. Your software. Your files. No forced cloud.

What “safe” means here

Hardened guides + sane defaults + no sketchy downloads shoved at people.

The vibe

90s terminal energy — organized, readable, not performative.

What you won’t find

Malware, spyware bundlers, “driver updater” scams, or mysterious EXEs.

What’s live right now?

HTTPS is live on the temporary host (PANCAKE).
Landing page + roadmap placeholders.
Everything else is being built in public (slowly, correctly).

Tooling (planned)

RetroShield — legacy OS hardening playbooks + automation for old boxes.
RetroLauncher — a lightweight “retro Steam” launcher focused on compatibility + config backups.
LANAdmin Dashboard — self-hosted status + utilities for LAN events.
ServerShield — fast hardening for Linux VMs/containers (modern backbone).

Downloads area (placeholder)

Not live yet. When it is, everything will be checksummed and documented.
Legacy OS media will link outward (archive sources) — LANMECCA will host only what’s safe/owned.

Community (planned)

Forums with community-driven moderation (signal > drama).
Chat that feels like the old internet (minimal, fast, useful).
Project logs, guides, and “here’s what worked” writeups.

How this stays “clean”

No random file dumps. Everything has context, hashes, and clear provenance.
Security-first defaults: “don’t trust, verify” as a habit, not a slogan.
This is nostalgia with seatbelts.

Roadmap

Phase 1 — Landing + infrastructure

Basic site pages: About, Roadmap, Contact
Harden nginx + headers
Reliable DNS strategy (dynamic IP-proof)

Phase 2 — Docs + tooling releases

Retro hardening guides
First downloadable tools (signed + hashed)
Launcher + config backup workflows

Phase 3 — Community

Forums + authentication
Chat
Community submissions with validation

Contact

This is intentionally minimal for now.

Email: ktrjr@protonmail.com
More contact options will appear when the community pieces exist.