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 [Script Request] eveBB — maintained continuation of FluxBB (forum software), Maintained, schema-compatible successor to FluxBB (abandoned 2021) — request for catalogue inclusion, ready-made package offered. (4 Replies, Read 10089 times)
Alan-eveBB
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Hello,

I'm the maintainer of eveBB (evebb dot net), and I'd like to request its
inclusion in the Softaculous catalogue.

The short version: Softaculous has carried FluxBB for many years, but
FluxBB has been abandoned upstream since 2021. eveBB is its direct,
actively maintained continuation - fully schema-compatible with FluxBB
1.5 (an existing FluxBB board switches to eveBB in place) - modernised
for today's hosting:

- PHP 8.1-8.4
- MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, or SQLite (single file, no DB server)
- bcrypt passwords (transparent migration of legacy hashes), hardened
  CSRF protection, login throttling
- visual editor writing standard BBCode, responsive default style
- built-in one-click updater: releases are GPG-signed and SHA-256
  verified before a single file is installed
- plugin system (polls, tags, badges, 2FA, social sign-in, backups and
  more - each a single zip upload in the admin panel)
- free and open source, GPL v2 or later
- classic upload-and-go install: the web installer takes about two
  minutes, so it fits Softaculous's copy-mode packaging today

Version 2.0.1 stable is current. Source is on GitHub under evebb/EveBB,
and the live community board (running eveBB itself) is at evebb dot net.

To make this easy, I've prepared a draft Softaculous package (info.xml,
install.xml in copy mode, and a script that assembles the payload from
our checksummed release) and I'm happy to adjust it to your requirements,
test against a dev install, or hand the packaging over to your team -
whichever you prefer. I maintain the project actively and will keep the
package current with releases.

Thanks for considering it,

Alan
eveBB maintainer

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Alan - maintainer of eveBB, fast & light forum software (the FluxBB continuation) - evebb dot net
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[Script Request] eveBB — maintained continuation of FluxBB (forum software)
punit
Group: Softaculous Team
Post Group: Elite Member
Posts: 294
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Hi,

Thanks for draft Softaculous package but let us first install and review the script. We will contact you once we review it. 

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Regards
Punit Varia
Script Packaging Head
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[Script Request] eveBB — maintained continuation of FluxBB (forum software)
Alan-eveBB
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Post Group: Newbie
Posts: 3
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Thank you for the response.

I am happy to answer anything that comes up during your review.

Alan
eveBB maintainer

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Alan - maintainer of eveBB, fast & light forum software (the FluxBB continuation) - evebb dot net
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[Script Request] eveBB — maintained continuation of FluxBB (forum software)
Alan-eveBB
Group: Member
Post Group: Newbie
Posts: 3
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Hi Punit,

Just following up on the eveBB review — happy to help with anything that came up or answer any questions your team has.

One thing worth mentioning since July: the version you took for review was 2.0.1, and we're now on 2.0.5 stable, with a few changes relevant to packaging — the installer now deletes itself after a successful install, and all release packages are GPG-signed as well as SHA-256 checksummed. The latest package is always at the same permanent link (github dot com/evebb/EveBB/releases/latest), and we maintain a package skeleton for Softaculous (info.xml + install.xml using softcopy to hand off to eveBB's own web installer) that we're glad to adapt to whatever your process prefers.

No rush at all — just wanted to check in and make sure nothing's waiting on us.

Alan

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Alan - maintainer of eveBB, fast & light forum software (the FluxBB continuation) - evebb dot net
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[Script Request] eveBB — maintained continuation of FluxBB (forum software)
punit
Group: Softaculous Team
Post Group: Elite Member
Posts: 294
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Hi,

Sorry for the delay in reply and thank you for suggesting EveBB for inclusion in Softaculous.

We reviewed the project and, at this time, we feel that the project is still relatively new and has had only a limited number of stable releases. For this reason, we are unable to add it to Softaculous at the moment.

We would be happy to review EveBB again in the future once the project has matured further and has a more established release history.

Thank you for understanding, and we appreciate you reaching out to us.


Edited by punit : Today at 7:34 am

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Punit Varia
Script Packaging Head
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