Ask HN: Best resources for learning how to build a forum back end?

3 points by jupr 60 days ago | 4 comments

I think it would be useful to be able to spin up a forum on a device like an old phone. Are their any available resources out there or similar projects that already exist?

roserugco 60 days ago |

I believe you are asking to use phone as backend? If its ios, its over because you cant.

But if its Android, I recommend Termux which gives a Linux based terminal emulator and you can install Ubuntu in it for further support.

You will also be needing a reverse tunnel to make it connect to your remote frontend application.

i recommend to only learn only as running heavy resources already heats up phone, and yours old too.

and for your existing projects, try FlashBB, its python based.

good luck.

jupr 60 days ago | |

Yes, android, but I would also like it to work on any terminal ideally. Thanks for the pointers. I really like the HN simplicity and I want a way to have all that it is in a tiny form factor on a as needed bases.

I recently learned about onion services and for my use case it seems perfect. My use case would be setting it up for a few friends so I don't see a reason to not use it as speed isn't really that important and ideally I can still keep it somewhat private. Also, I just don't really know of a way to setup clearnet access very easily im still new to all this and don't have a great grasp of all the ins and outs of networking.

roserugco 60 days ago | | |

Any terminal follows Unix Linux terminal commands. You can learn linux on freecodecamp.

Fact is that it is actually hard to setup on this phone because we going OS into OS:

> Android > Termux android terminal (pkg install package_name) > ubunutu (sudo apt install package)

Tor (onion) is great to use internet without complexity and with security.

You will need to have basic understanding of:

1. Linux commands 2. Tor (read docs or videos on how to install it) 3. Systemctl, SSH and config files of linux

good luck