akf-forum/README.md
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# akf-forum
A Node.js based forum software.
## Installation
- Clone or download this repo.
- Run `npm i` to install **dependencies**.
- Enter your database credentials in `.env`.
- Run `npm start` for run it.
- Go `/setup` page for setup your forum.
### Extra (If you are not use `setup` page)
Run `node util/reset` to **reset the database** for duplicate key errors, and run `node util/admin` for give admin perms to first member.
Edit `config.json` for default theme for users, forum name, meta description, character limits, discord auth enabler, global ratelimit etc.
### How to install theme:
- Copy your theme to `src/themes` folder.
Additional note for themes: If a theme has not got any .ejs file, it will use default theme's .ejs files. default theme is in themes folder, named as `common`.
### DISCORD AUTH:
`"discord_auth": true` in config.json.
Add your app secret and app id to `.env` as `DISCORD_SECRET` and `DISCORD_ID`.
Create a redirect url in discord developer portal:
`https://forum_url.com/auth/discord`
### EMAIL AUTH:
You can configure it. Just edit `config.json` and `.env` files.
`"email_auth": true, "default_user_state": "APPROVAL"` in config.json.
Add your email credentials to `.env` as `EMAIL_USER` and `EMAIL_PASS`.
Add your email domain to `.env` as `EMAIL_SERVICE`.
## API
Akf-forum has got an API for AJAX (fetch), other clients etc. And, you can learn about API in `APIDOCS.md`.
**And you can use [offical API wrapper](https://github.com/Akif9748/akf-forum-api).**
## Credits
* [Akif9748](https://github.com/Akif9748) - Project mainteiner, main developer, made **old** frontend
* [Tokmak](https://github.com/tokmak0) - Made **new** frontend
* [Camroku](https://github.com/Camroku) - Made **old** stylesheets
## Screenshot
### Thread Page w/Bootstrap theme
![image](https://github.com/Akif9748/akf-forum/assets/70021050/1ad4ad8e-d000-46a6-834e-7d76cdddda60)
## TO-DO list
### Backend:
#### Feature:
- Profile Message or DM
- Upload other photos, model for it
- Edit & download template
- Banner
- Add @me support for ids, <%= member.id %>
- Roles & Permissions
```
role: "moderator",
permissions: ["see_deleted_message"]
```
#### Fixes:
- Admin deleting other admins.
- send public to common/public
#### ETC:
- Rewrite apidocs
- Add a feature list to README.md
- add used open source libraries to README.md
### Frontend
#### Features:
- change category name
- Add approval threads page.
- add support for trans around gravatar and upload photo
- old contents / titles add to forum interface
- who liked a message
- add ban button to user profile
#### Fixes:
- BETTER SETUP PAGE: use setup everytime
- add threads, messages etc. to extra folder
- add category to thread list page
- working reset button
- better pagination
- text alling center body
- thread.js unfuction only listener
## Major Version History
- V5: Enchanted Themes
- V4: Caching
- V3: New Theme
- V2: Backend fix, mongoose is fixed. Really big fix.
- V1: Mongoose added.
- V0: Birth with quick.db