HoloForum

A full stack forum website built with Laravel and React.

Features

• Authentication: Secure login and registration
• Direct Messaging: Realtime messaging
• Notifications: Realtime notifications
• Profiles: Customizable user profiles
• Moderation Tools: Lock and remove posts and threads, and ban users.
• Search: Filter threads and posts by keywords, users, or forum
• Threads: Create and manage discussion threads
• Posts: Replies to a thread
• Reaction: Like system for posts
• Bookmarks: Get notifications for new posts in bookmarked threads

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Stack

• Frontend: React, Tailwind, ShadCN
• Backend: Laravel 12, SQLite

Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/akukerang/HoloForum
cd HoloForum

2. Backend Setup

composer install
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate
php artisan migrate

3. Frontend Setup

npm install
npm run build

4. Start the server

composer run dev

Runs on http://localhost:8000/

Useful Commands

Regenerates slugs for forums

php artisan app:generate-forum-slugs

Gives user the admin role

php artisan app:make-admin {username}