The open beta, plainly.
Anyone can install VoltexaHub today and start a real community on it. Here's what that gets you, what's still rough, and what comes next.
What you get
The full forum, not a preview. Everything on the features page ships in 1.8.0-beta.1.
- Discussions, messages, polls, reputation, search and notifications
- Permissions, moderation, registration rules and email setup
- Memberships and donations through your own Stripe or PayPal account
- Themes and plugins on a documented extension API
- The installer, nightly backups, restore and updates that roll back
What "beta" means
The core is complete and tested, but it hasn't yet run many communities in the wild. So:
- You may hit bugs. Report them and they get priority.
- The theme and plugin API may change before 1.0, with notice in the release notes.
- VoltexaHub runs on a single server. It's not built for clustering yet.
- Keep the nightly backups, and copy them off the server.
What comes next
Roughly in order. Plans can change with beta feedback, and nothing here has a promised date.
- In progressImport from MyBBUsers, forums, discussions, posts and permissions, tested against real MyBB installs. Attachments and old-URL redirects follow.
- PlannedImport from phpBBThe second importer, built on the same framework.
- PlannedARM imagesFor ARM VPS plans and single-board servers.
- PlannedSocial loginSign in with an existing account from another service.
- LaterManaged hostingFor people who want VoltexaHub without running a server. Self-hosting stays free.
Help and feedback
Report a bug
Post in the support forum with your version and what you expected. A voltexahub support-bundle helps, after you've read it.
Installation trouble
Ask in Installation help or Hosting.
Licence
VoltexaHub is licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later. The name and logo are covered by a separate trademark policy. The installer is on GitHub.
Join the beta.
Install it, start your community, and tell us what breaks.