Flarum

Flarum is the next-generation forum software that makes online discussion fun. It’s simple, fast, and free.

Note

For this guide you should be familiar with the basic concepts of

Prerequisites

We’re using PHP in the stable version 8.2:

[isabell@stardust ~]$ uberspace tools version use php 8.2
Selected PHP version 8.2
[isabell@stardust ~]$

You’ll need your MySQL credentials. Get them with my_print_defaults:

[isabell@stardust ~]$ my_print_defaults client
--default-character-set=utf8mb4
--user=isabell
--password=MySuperSecretPassword
[isabell@stardust ~]$

Your website domain needs to be set up:

[isabell@stardust ~]$ uberspace web domain list
isabell.uber.space
[isabell@stardust ~]$

Installation

We create the database and install Flarum using composer.

[isabell@stardust ~]$ mysql -e "CREATE DATABASE ${USER}_flarum"
[isabell@stardust ~]$ cd /var/www/virtual/$USER/
[isabell@stardust isabell]$ composer create-project flarum/flarum flarum --stability=beta
[…]
[isabell@stardust isabell]$ rm -f html/nocontent.html; rmdir html
[isabell@stardust isabell]$ ln -s flarum/public html
[isabell@stardust isabell]$

Configuration

After the installation you need to open https://isabell.uber.space in your browser to finish your setup.

Fill out your forum title, admin user and edit the following database settings:

MySQL Database: isabell_flarum
MySQL Username: isabell
MySQL Password from your MySQL credentials

Tested with Flarum 1.8.0 and Uberspace 7.15.6

Written by: Thomas Johnson <https://johnson.tj/>