#askfedi What is the best oldschool #forum software one can self-host on a small server?
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#askfedi What is the best oldschool #forum software one can self-host on a small server?
"Best" as in some tradeoff of the following:
* bugfree (or not many bugs)
* safe, as in no or no discovered CVEs
* features for users, mods and admins
* maintainability
* safe, as in allows invite-only, and maybe review posts before being actually visibleBackground is, that I have been thinking about hosting one for a long time, but it would probably be only for friends and friends of friends.
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#askfedi What is the best oldschool #forum software one can self-host on a small server?
"Best" as in some tradeoff of the following:
* bugfree (or not many bugs)
* safe, as in no or no discovered CVEs
* features for users, mods and admins
* maintainability
* safe, as in allows invite-only, and maybe review posts before being actually visibleBackground is, that I have been thinking about hosting one for a long time, but it would probably be only for friends and friends of friends.
@zelphirkaltstahl I have been very happy with Discourse. The admin tools are great, it's not super demanding, and I at least find it much more pleasant to use than the PHP-based software. I've been running two sites for a few years and I still recommend it.
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#askfedi What is the best oldschool #forum software one can self-host on a small server?
"Best" as in some tradeoff of the following:
* bugfree (or not many bugs)
* safe, as in no or no discovered CVEs
* features for users, mods and admins
* maintainability
* safe, as in allows invite-only, and maybe review posts before being actually visibleBackground is, that I have been thinking about hosting one for a long time, but it would probably be only for friends and friends of friends.
@zelphirkaltstahl @PurpleJillybeans depends on how you classify old school. bbPress is pretty old and respected.
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#askfedi What is the best oldschool #forum software one can self-host on a small server?
"Best" as in some tradeoff of the following:
* bugfree (or not many bugs)
* safe, as in no or no discovered CVEs
* features for users, mods and admins
* maintainability
* safe, as in allows invite-only, and maybe review posts before being actually visibleBackground is, that I have been thinking about hosting one for a long time, but it would probably be only for friends and friends of friends.
@zelphirkaltstahl@mastodon.social I would recommend NodeBB as it is a current generation, maintained forum softwar with a healthy plugin ecosystem and responsive developers (
)NodeBB also talks to the Fediverse
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J julian@community.nodebb.org shared this topic
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@zelphirkaltstahl I have been very happy with Discourse. The admin tools are great, it's not super demanding, and I at least find it much more pleasant to use than the PHP-based software. I've been running two sites for a few years and I still recommend it.
@RogerBW I know about Discourse, but it is kind of exactly what I don't want. Way too JS heavy and doesn't feel like an oldschool forum software at all to me. I'd prefer something, that is more generating static pages, without requiring JS and each post and topic having a URL and all that. Still thanks for the recommendation. Maybe I will consider it after trying others.
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@zelphirkaltstahl @PurpleJillybeans depends on how you classify old school. bbPress is pretty old and respected.
@topher1kenobe That goes in the direction I am looking for. Association with WP makes me very wary, but I will look into that. Maybe it is much better designed than WP.
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@julian Thanks for the suggestion. I think though, that it is way to JS heavy for me. I want basically everything static pages and I don't need anything like live chat and stuff. Based on NodeJS makes me feel like it might be a resource hog on a small server and with all the supply chain dramas happening in the JS ecosystem, I am not sure I want to run it on my server.
Maybe I should have stated my goals a bit more precisely in my OP.
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@julian Thanks for the suggestion. I think though, that it is way to JS heavy for me. I want basically everything static pages and I don't need anything like live chat and stuff. Based on NodeJS makes me feel like it might be a resource hog on a small server and with all the supply chain dramas happening in the JS ecosystem, I am not sure I want to run it on my server.
Maybe I should have stated my goals a bit more precisely in my OP.
@zelphirkaltstahl@mastodon.social that’s fair, and something we consider carefully.
We might be building on js but NodeBB has a very small footprint because we take pride in prioritizing speed and efficiency.
Loading community.nodebb.org, 94 requests, 4.27mb.
Loading meta.discourse.org, 274 requests, 11.12mb.
phpBB wins though, 68 requests, 1.25mb
Still, we try. Also our pages are statically generated, and we are PWA if you prefer. You can disable all that if you like.
