POP Forums

A forum and Q&A application with real-time updating, image uploading and private message chat in multiple languages.

The main branch is now the work-in-progress for future versions running on .NET 10+. The v22.x branch is v22.x, running on .NET 10. If you're looking for the version that works on .NET Framework 4.5+ with MVC 5, check out v13.0.2.

Roadmap: v22 is another iterative release, with the biggest feature being an ignore list. I've observed fast page rendering, average 19ms on Azure App Service P0v3 and SQL elastic pool at 50 eDTUs and 900k posts. Future versions will consider issues in the backlog.

For the latest information and documentation, and how to get started, check the pages (also in markdown in /docs of source):
https://popworldmedia.github.io/POPForums/

CI build of main runs here:
https://popforumsdev.azurewebsites.net/Forums

Latest release:
https://github.com/POPWorldMedia/POPForums/releases/tag/v22.0.0
Packages available on NuGet.

The latest CI build packages can be found with these feeds on MyGet:
https://www.myget.org/F/popforums/api/v3/index.json

Sample app using only the packages:
https://github.com/POPWorldMedia/POPForums.Sample

Prerequisites:

• .NET v10.
• npm and Node.js to build the front-end.
• AzureKit optionally requires Redis for two-level cache, Azure Search for Search.
• AzureKit optionally requires an Azure Storage account for image storage, queues and Azure Functions.
• ElasticKit optionally requires ElasticSearch for search.
• Works great on Windows, Mac and Linux.
• Build with Visual Studio or JetBrains Rider.