Modern Forum (JS)
Modern Forum (JS) is a app in the osFoundry community catalog. Modern Node.js-based forum with real-time updates — categories + threads + posts, real-time WebSocket chat, deep theming, plugin ecosystem, mobile-friendly, OAuth + social login. Powered by NodeBB. Ships as a self-contained all-in-one image bundling NodeBB and Redis (used as the primary database).
Details
- Workspace: osfoundry
- Category: COMMUNICATION
- Pricing: Free
- Access: Community
Features
- Modern Node.js-based forum with real-time updates — categories + threads + posts
- Real-time WebSocket chat
- Deep theming
- Plugin ecosystem
- Mobile-friendly
- OAuth + social login
Documentation
# Modern Forum (JS)
Real-time JS forum, powered by NodeBB.
## Features
- Categories + threads + posts with real-time updates
- WebSocket chat
- Deep theming + plugins (200+)
- Mobile-friendly responsive
- OAuth + social login (Google / GitHub / Twitter / Facebook / Microsoft)
- Markdown + BBCode + WYSIWYG editor options
- Topic tags, search, watch + ignore
- Multi-language
- REST API + webhooks
- Federation (optional ActivityPub plugin)
## Packaging
All-in-one build: NodeBB + bundled Redis (used as the primary DB by NodeBB; Postgres/Mongo also supported but Redis is the simplest path) under one supervisor on a persistent volume.
How to use Modern Forum (JS) in osFoundry
Install Modern Forum (JS) into your workspace in one click, then fork it in osStudio to customise the prompts, tools, or configuration for your stack. Anyone in your workspace can pick up where you left off.
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