https://github.com/sebbkw/forum

Forum software created using Express, Vue, and Sequelize
https://github.com/sebbkw/forum

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Forum software created using Express, Vue, and Sequelize

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sebbkw/forum
• Owner: sebbkw
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2017-02-13T21:46:24.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-16T15:43:08.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-09T22:37:02.557Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: express, forum, javascript, nodejs, vuejs
• Language: Vue
• Homepage:
• Size: 3.31 MB
• Stars: 245
• Watchers: 12
• Forks: 75
• Open Issues: 61
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
# Vue Forum

Simple and beautiful forum software - created using Express, Vue, and Sequelize.    

## 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

![forum homepage](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5166028/45904046-ae0b4480-bde3-11e8-8cdf-f43ab82f1028.png)

### Admin dashboard

![forum dashboard](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5166028/45903589-283ac980-bde2-11e8-8297-ed73056c94d9.png)

### Admin settings page

![forum general](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5166028/45903591-28d36000-bde2-11e8-80e7-31de17914f50.png)

### Admin user page

![forum users page](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5166028/45903588-283ac980-bde2-11e8-89ae-0e08cf7a94a3.png)

### Admin moderation page

![forum moderation](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5166028/45903590-283ac980-bde2-11e8-9998-debd3041d5d3.png)

## Install

To install on Heroku:

 1. `git clone https://github.com/sbkwgh/forum.git && cd forum`

 2. `heroku login`

 3. `heroku git:remote -a `

 4. `heroku config:set NODE_ENV=production`

 5. `heroku config:set SESSION_SECRET=`

 6. Add database add-on, get database URL

 7. `heroku config:set DATABASE_URL=`

 8. `cd frontend && npm install`

 9. `npx vue-cli-service build`

 10. Remove the line `dist/` from `.gitignore`

 11. `cd .. && git add -A && git commit -m "Update .gitignore"`

 12. `git push heroku master`

 13. 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