ANONYMOUSKOREAN
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is there any previews of XF 3 yet?
Xenforo vs NodeBB vs Invision in 2025 (and Beyond)
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Digital Doctor
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Milen
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I also wondered for a long time whether to choose XenForo or Invision or vBulletin. For two years I watched, listened, and read what people said. Of course, if someone has paid $300 or more for a system, it is normal to say that it is the best (or if they were paid to do so). But in the end, I settled on XenForo because I have friends who let me access the admin panel, so I could look at its code and see in practice what it can and cannot do. XenForo is good for both a simple forum community, a store, and a movie or music database as some have mentioned. I'm sure it can also be a successful social system very similar to some of the big players (like Instagram, Facebook(with an Authendio of the ThemesHouse). There are enough add-ons to develop it even as a news or gaming portal. And if that's not enough, there are developers who are ready to help.
The speed test of my forum, with Google ads and unoptimized images, is still quite fast. Without the ads and images, I think all the indicators were in the green and at 100, even on the mobile version. Something that is difficult to achieve, without additional settings (which usually do not work), on other systems.
I couldn't wait for XenForo 3.0 to come out, I just really wanted it.
I couldn't wait for XenForo 3.0 to come out, I just really wanted it.
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Suzanne O
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Wait 6 months. We have a new editor coming shortly.
Get 2.3.4 installed mate you'll love it.
Opus X
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and is fun to set up from what a friend of mine has been commenting on.
and fun as in not really.
ANONYMOUSKOREAN
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NodeBB isn't hard to setup we've done it a few times while demoing. The issue is it's open source but they have a platform they introduced to host it for you- which is mostly targeted at corporations from my understanding.
This platform itself, even though NodeBB is open source, made Docker drop their free support. Which I think is ridiculous
This means the dockerfile cannot be published by NodeBB so its community driven and the community hasn't updated it for awhile. This makes it very difficult to setup a docker installation for the average user. Setting it up on OS though is still pretty simple.
Honestly I see this as a problem Docker started for seemingly no reason, maybe just wiping out for profit companies and Node got caught in the crossfire? I'm not sure.
ANONYMOUSKOREAN
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I use docker a lot actually! which makes this very disappointing and I don't blame NodeBB at all since they make their livelihood developing open source software for free and living off the hosting service. It's really strange Docker went forward with this decision, I guess the $$$ talksI hate and never use Docker, so that is good for me
ANONYMOUSKOREAN
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We definitely are looking forward to Xenforo's upcoming releases as well.
Arantor
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Docker needed the money, they were very up front about this change - that many, many people use Docker and aren’t giving back to Docker itself. Same sort of deal why ElasticSearch, Redis, MongoDB etc have also closed their licences in recent years.
Jake B.
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I'm not sure where you got the message you quoted, but Docker reversed their decision to remove free team plans nearly 2 years ago, just a few days after they originally announced the decision.
What to know about the end of Docker Free Teams | Docker
We apologize for how we communicated and executed sunsetting Docker “Free Team” subscriptions, which alarmed the open source community. Read our FAQ to learn more.
www.docker.com
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Opus X
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he said when he switched to ubuntu it was easier to set up but that for the other os he uses it was not?
he said the guides were poorly written for it.
he said once he changed it was easier to do as it had better documents.
ANONYMOUSKOREAN
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I believe the Ubuntu guide is the only one with pictures so that makes sense.
I've installed it on a few different systems as well as docker *hardest.
They aren't written with a ton of context but if you're even an amateur dev you should be able to work around any issues you come across.
I think the documentation is up to par with most others, but once again its all open source so they aren't really trying to sell you anything.
ANONYMOUSKOREAN
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heres their full responseI'm not sure where you got the message you quoted, but Docker reversed their decision to remove free team plans nearly 2 years ago, just a few days after they originally announced the decision.
What to know about the end of Docker Free Teams | Docker
We apologize for how we communicated and executed sunsetting Docker “Free Team” subscriptions, which alarmed the open source community. Read our FAQ to learn more.
NodeBB Container Images
I wanted to provide an update to my robot-written post from the other day regarding NodeBB and the Docker Hub. On the 14th of March, we received an email fro...
not sure if they never got the memo or just decided it wasnt worth their time
Opus X
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snide
but he said the one he needed only said to install the database software.
nothing about how to configure it or create login like the ubuntu guide?
since you commented i went and looked
Ubuntu (Recommended) - NodeBB Documentation
Documentation portal for NodeBB Forum Software
docs.nodebb.org
there has to be a reason one is (recommended).
ANONYMOUSKOREAN
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I wasn't being "snide" I was pointing out the most logical assumption.snide
but he said the one he needed only said to install the database software.
nothing about how to configure it or create login like the ubuntu guide?
since you commented i went and looked
comparedUbuntu (Recommended) - NodeBB Documentation
Documentation portal for NodeBB Forum Software
any more comments comparing instructions and your claimed pictures?
there has to be a reason one is (recommended).
You linked the CentOS one but not any of the other more popular OS https://docs.nodebb.org/installing/os/windows/
Also did you ever use CentOS? You would know why its so short.
Ubuntu is just the one they test releases on which is why its recommended. It's also the most stable/popular linux distro so it makes sense, and most vps hosts offer ubuntu more than anything for that reason.
If you even glanced at the ubuntu guide you would see the link with the pictures. https://nodebb.org/blog/how-to-install-nodebb-on-digitalocean-ubuntu-18-04/
At the end of the day though if you're installing software as an admin you shouldn't need pictures. NodeBB is by far the best free open-source forum software so I'm not mad they don't spend their freetime guiding users thru every little step of the process. It is what it is.
After testing out Node I think it's fantastic, probably not exactly what I'm looking for so I'll probably wait for XF 3 or Invision 5 but it's great open source software. If you have problems installing it I'm sure you could reach out to the forums, both the main devs are fairly active.
Jake B.
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heres their full response
NodeBB Container Images
I wanted to provide an update to my robot-written post from the other day regarding NodeBB and the Docker Hub. On the 14th of March, we received an email fro...community.nodebb.org
not sure if they never got the memo or just decided it wasnt worth their time
That post was before Docker reversed their decision, they had another response about it here: https://community.nodebb.org/topic/...hub-container-registry-registry-migration-faq
The dockerhub becoming paid wouldn't be something that blocks them from publishing their image anyways, they could (as they ended up doing anyways) just move to another Docker registry - in this case the Github Container Registry, so really no change in difficulty, just a new place to pull the image from.
But either way, all of this was 2 years ago, it's not something anyone currently looking into NodeBB has to worry about whatsoever, it's old news, and has been handled years ago
Opus X
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i don't do servers he does.
he has ran linux for decades.
think since you could only get it on disks.
and they are running it on a site i use.
i kind of like it.
has what would be called a modern feel to it.
MesterPerfect
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I have used all of these systems, but I prefer xenforo because it is the most accessible forum building system.
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