Simple and beautiful forum software using Express and Vue
Simple and beautiful forum software - created using Express, Vue, and Sequelize.
Vue Forum
Simple and beautiful forum software - created using Express, Vue, and Sequelize.
Click here for a link to the demo.
Features
- Mobile ready single-page application
- Real-time notification system
- Profile pictures
- Infinite-scroll loading of posts and threads
- @ mentions
- Polls
- Markdown editor
- Inline link expansions for Twitter, GitHub, Wikipedia, and more to come
- Admin dashboard for forum analytics
- Multiple admin users
- Moderation built in, including:
- Locking or deleteing threads and posts
- Blocking user IP address
- Suspending users from creating posts or starting threads
Screenshots
Homepage
Admin dashboard
Admin settings page
Admin user page
Admin moderation page
Install
To install on Heroku:
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git clone https://github.com/sbkwgh/forum.git && cd forum -
heroku login -
heroku git:remote -a <app-name> -
heroku config:set NODE_ENV=production -
heroku config:set SESSION_SECRET=<session-secret> - Add database add-on, get database URL
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heroku config:set DATABASE_URL=<database-url> -
cd frontend && npm install -
npm run build - Remove the line
dist/from.gitignore -
cd .. && git add -A && git commit -m "Update .gitignore" -
git push heroku master - Visit the URL of the app and complete the on-screen instructions
N.B. the database here is assumed to be MySQL - to use Postgres or another you must install the corresponding driver on npm