Hi guys! I am considering of creating a new forum for a little fun, by hosting a current open-source forum software and making some changes and tweaks . An independent place on the Internet without any outside influence or interference.
I plan to make it a place similar to 4chan in its glory days, without all of the illegality of the forum, as well as without all of the chaos that 4chan known for.
The community would be like a mini Internet, where people can discuss about things, share stuffs and information. A place for everyone to talk about current events, or share their amazing stories and projects with everyone, or meet new friends (as some of the plans for the features of the community). The community would be tightly moderated (so the software needed to have moderation tools) too. It could even be an alternative to Reddit without karma ofc in the future (as an example of mass and usage example) but I only expect at most of 0.1% of Reddit size).
I am considering of self-hosting an open source forum for this project before moving onto my own platform . The forum needed to operate well on a shared hosting (PHP) through, as I am running it through a shared hosting environment, and have good abilities to expand with a larger user base . I also prefer a more modern design (through themes or the native software design itself).
I hope to hear from you guys recommendations in the comment section below on which open source forum software is the best for this. I am currently looking towards MyBB and Flarum too, but I would love to hear the input from everyone.
