Field notes
Blogs
Community updates, building playbooks, event recaps, and practical notes from Open Box servers.
Why We Removed Wick
Wick was kicking members for having their DMs disabled and punishing people without a real reason. Here is what we found and why we pulled it.
2026-07-20
Why We Kept It Free
Open Box has been free since day one. Not free with a catch. Here is the actual reasoning behind that decision and what it means for how we build.
2026-07-19
What Is DBW
Every Friday we put out a weekly update called DBW — Day Before Weekend. Here is what it covers, why it exists, and where to find it.
2026-07-19
Where We Go From Here
OpenBox has gone from a club side-project to its own independent community. Here is what we are focused on next and what we want to build with you.
2026-06-29
OB GG Is in Beta
OB GG is our gaming server. We built it to bring more people into the OpenBox world and give gamers in the community a dedicated home. It is live now in beta.
2026-06-29
The New Website
We rebuilt openboxcomm.in from the ground up on Next.js and Vercel. Here is what it does now and what is coming next, including a dedicated ticketing site with Discord login.
2026-06-29
The First Website Broke
We shipped our first website fast, felt good about it, and then watched it break in production. A build failure we did not catch for way too long.
2026-06-29
How We Started
OpenBox started as part of a college club. Then things changed, we split off, and built something of our own. Here is the honest version of that story.
2026-06-29