speedBB/README.md

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.