A real-time forum system created using Node.js, ExpressJS, Socket.io and MongooseJS
Up-to-date demo at http://xforum.slashmanx.com. Simply login as 'admin' with password 'admin1'.
- Install script
- Email validation
- Avatar support
- Role based access per forum (Administrators, moderators etc.)
- Topic/Forum pagination
- WYSIWYG text editor
- Ability to embed Youtube videos, Twitter statuses, Google Maps and more into posts
- Real-Time Features
- Instant posting in topics
- New posts appended to topic as you read
- Instant editing of posts
- User Registration and Login (encrypted with bcrypt)
- Styled Twitter Bootstrap layout
- Google+ style admin panel
- Guest Access
- Forum moderation (e.g. ability to delete topics and posts)
- Subforum support
- Private Messaging system
- imgur uploader - Upload and embed your images into your post without leaving the site
- Global & Per User Settings
- Notification system
If you are upgrading from an earlier version, it is a good idea for you to empty your database tables and then install as directed below.
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Run
npm install -
Edit the file
server/modules/db-settings.jsandserver/modules/email-settings.jswith your database and email credentials -
Navigate to
yourhost.com:3000/install/to create your admin account and setup the forum -
You must use the custom version of forms-mongoose included in the node_modules folder as I have made a vast number of changes to it.
- You may need to install OpenSSL and Python (if you don't have them already), more information is available at the bcrypt repository (Thanks to @WhiteaglePT)
- Aleksandr Guidrevitch - A modified version of his jQuery-file-upload-middleware is used for avatars.