Help Installing Flarum

Justoverclock

aaronhall first of all u need to setup SSH access on hostgator:
i've found this page that could be useful:

https://www.hostgator.com/help/article/how-do-i-get-and-use-ssh-access

aaronhall

Will the stable release be a lot easier to install?

askvortsov

aaronhall Will the stable release be a lot easier to install?

The stable release will still use composer. It's a little bit of a learning curve, but once you figure it out, it's a very powerful and useful tool. We have a guide on our docs: https://docs.flarum.org/composer.html

aaronhall And if I install beta, when stable release is out can I just upgrade?

Yep! Upgrading should be relatively easy, we will provide instructions.

aaronhall Can I eventually import my members and posts from phpbb?

Yep! See https://discuss.flarum.org/d/25364-phpbb-migration-tool for a recent discussion on this

aaronhall

I am going to! I love this Flarum software...it is like social media and a forum had a baby LOL great set up!

aaronhall

Or... are there any reliable hosts that offer it already installed? I have my domain name.

Justoverclock

aaronhall I think not, but trust me, composer is more simple than interface,
And here I can find help for everything!

luceos

aaronhall you can start off with https://freeflarum.com which is free (and unbranded with a donation); it has excellent staff and great performance. It's a great place to start your journey; understand that the extensions they offer apply to all sites hosted on their platform and as such additions are only possible after review.

Their discussion: https://discuss.flarum.org/d/7585-free-flarum-hosting-on-an-expert-platform-by-freeflarum-com

aaronhall

What about this article it talked about having 1 click installs.

Are these legit with BlueHost and A2 Hosting? https://elixrapp.com/best-hosting-for-flarum/

askvortsov

aaronhall Not sure, sounds like a very generic article. There's lots of discussions about hosting an installation on this forum.

tankerkiller125

aaronhall askvortsov We are not in the softaculas software inventory due to our "beta" state. This means that the 1 click install mentioned doesn't actually exist, and this article is just a generic template for php applications they use to try and sell subscriptions.

I can not comment on those host in terms of other features/services though.

aaronhall

Thanks! My host is actually working on installing for me. But if, for some reason, that does not work I will use FreeFlarum and donate. I just want to make sure it is reliable service and my forum won't just disappear one day.

EvilExecutor

aaronhall I just want to make sure it is reliable service and my forum won't just disappear one day.

FreeFlarum has been out there for around 4 years so that won't be an issue!