# speedBB

speedBB is a modern forum application with a built-in Admin Control Panel (ACP), customizable branding, user/rank management, attachment support, and integrated update tooling.

## What It Does

- Hosts classic forum discussions with categories, forums, topics, and replies.
- Provides an ACP for everyday operations (settings, users, groups, ranks, attachments, and audit log).
- Supports brand customization (name, theme, accents, logos, favicons).
- Manages user media (avatars, rank badges, logos) with public delivery.
- Includes built-in update and system-check workflows so admins can verify server health and apply updates from the ACP.

## ACP Areas

The ACP is organized into practical sections for day-to-day forum operations:

- `General`: core board identity and visual setup (name, theme defaults, accents, logos, favicons).
- `Forums`: structure and ordering of categories/forums.
- `Users`: account overview and moderation/admin user management actions.
- `Groups`: role and permission group administration.
- `Ranks`: rank definitions and badge management.
- `Attachments`: attachment policy and extension/group controls.
- `Audit log`: activity trail for administrative actions.
- `System`: environment checks and update operations.
- `Custom`: space for project-specific custom assets/overrides.

### System

The System area is split into two focused views:

- `Health`: shows whether the live website environment is healthy enough to run reliably.
- `Updates`: provides update-related checks and update actions, including CLI interpreter validation.

This separation is intentional:
- `Health` answers “Is the site healthy right now?”
- `Updates` answers “Is this server ready to run update operations?”

## Current Product Status

- Active version: `26.0.3`
- Forum + ACP features are in active use.
- Health and update checks are integrated directly into ACP System.