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Screenshots
NodeBB’s theming engine is highly flexible and does not restrict your design choices. Check out some themed installs in these screenshots below:
Our minimalist “Harmony” theme gets you going right away, no coding experience required.
How can I follow along/contribute?
- If you are a developer, feel free to check out the source and submit pull requests. We also have a wide array of plugins which would be a great starting point for learning the codebase.
- If you are a designer, NodeBB needs themes! NodeBB’s theming system allows extension of the base templates as well as styling via SCSS or CSS. NodeBB’s base theme utilizes Bootstrap 5 as a frontend toolkit.
- If you know languages other than English you can help us translate NodeBB. We use Transifex for internationalization.
- Please don’t forget to like, follow, and star our repo! Join our growing community to keep up to date with the latest NodeBB development.
Securing NodeBB
It is important to ensure that your NodeBB and database servers are secured. Bear these points in mind:
- While some distributions set up Redis with a more restrictive configuration, Redis by default listens to all interfaces, which is especially dangerous when a server is open to the public. Some suggestions:
- Set
bind_address
to127.0.0.1
so as to restrict access to the local machine only - Use
requirepass
to secure Redis behind a password (preferably a long one) - Familiarise yourself with Redis Security
- Set
- Use
iptables
to secure your server from unintended open ports. In Ubuntu,ufw
provides a friendlier interface to working withiptables
.- e.g. If your NodeBB is proxied, no ports should be open except 80 (and possibly 22, for SSH access)
Upgrading NodeBB
Detailed upgrade instructions are listed in Upgrading NodeBB