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Free and self-hosted
A better home for online conversation.
TalkedBased is modern forum software you download and install on your own server. Keep complete control of your community, branding, files, extensions, and member data.
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Self-hostedYou control the server
DownloadableInstall from a ZIP package
ExtendableThemes, plugins, and APIs
Built for the webResponsive and accessible
Forum essentials
Modern community features without giving up control.
TalkedBased combines a clean member experience with practical tools for administrators and moderators.
Organized discussions
Categories, tags, rich replies, reactions, polls, bookmarks, mentions, and powerful search keep conversations useful.
Flexible moderation
Handle reports, spam, warnings, suspensions, roles, permissions, approval queues, and moderation history from one place.
Member profiles
Give members profiles, badges, activity history, reputation, notifications, private messages, and personalized feeds.
Community analytics
Track registrations, active members, popular categories, top discussions, search activity, and moderator actions.
Complete branding
Use your own domain, colors, logo, navigation, email templates, custom CSS, themes, and community terminology.
Developer friendly
Extend TalkedBased with plugins, custom themes, webhooks, REST APIs, single sign-on, and your own integrations.
Standard hosting stack
Install it on hosting you already understand.
TalkedBased is designed for a familiar PHP and MySQL environment, making it suitable for shared hosting, a VPS, or your own server.
PHP 8.2+
MySQL 8+
MariaDB 10.6+
Apache
Nginx
HTTPS recommended
talkedbased-install
$ unzip talkedbased-1.0.zip
$ cd talkedbased
$ cp .env.example .env
$ php talkedbased check
✓ PHP version supported
✓ Database connection successful
✓ Writable directories confirmed
✓ TalkedBased is ready to install
Open https://community.example.com/install
Simple installation
From download to live forum in three steps.
The guided installer checks your server, creates the database tables, and helps configure your first administrator account.
1
Download and upload
Download the stable ZIP package, extract the files, and upload them to your website or server directory.
2
Connect your database
Create a MySQL or MariaDB database, then enter the database name, username, password, and host in the installer.
3
Create your community
Set your forum name, create the administrator account, choose your initial categories, and open your community.
Download TalkedBased.
Get the latest stable release, install it on your server, and create a forum that remains completely under your control.