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Sanguine I myself liked the suggestion that both @0E800 & @Ralkage had.

0E800 Thought it would be nifty if there was a way to export/import the settings to a json file that could be done directly from Web browser.

Ralkage But then it comes down to format, XML or JSON? Or both?

Although I think XML would be slightly easier on the database import?

          Felli So, to export your settings, you prefer to install an extension that allows exporting through http? It is possible, but perhaps a bit much work, as there are already tools that do that quite well without http (mysqldump).

            call me petty ? - but as i read "© FreeFlarum 2017 — info@freeflarum.com — built with (heart) in the (EU)."
            and on the other hand "UK Server" - my brain concludes to a "sure about that.
            Not that theres something wrong with EU - but UK=EU leaves a question mark for me and also is off topic - so back to that.

            I think that spanish language extension is updated and available arround, maybe you can add it.

            The project seems very promising but... if the system don't allow me take a backup of my database/files, it isn't an option.

              Sanguine Regarding the problem of bricking your Flarum by entering wrong CSS, I could perhaps make a "Reset all settings" button.

              if you're interested I made a PR to core with code preventing the saving of most cases of invalid LESS https://github.com/flarum/core/pull/1273

              This could be made into an extension while waiting for a merge + new beta release.

                How much are you thinking price wise for setting up your own domain name when that feature is available?

                  Sanguine I myself believe tiers would be the best for these types of features, but while it's under beta it wouldn't be a good idea to just throw the feature out there without a test run or two to make sure that everything works the way it should without any errors (or errors where they're supposed to be).

                    Congratulations on the project and welcome to the world of Flarum! I personally won't be needing your services but I'm sure there are many members that will! ?

                      Prosperous it looks like a decent service for new users to try out flarum. My only concern is https://www.freeflarum.com/terms here nothing about the data sharing with 3rd parties mentioned. You know, the general rule of the internet. If something is free, you're the product.

                      I see there's ads but is that all? I mean, all? I'm not going to use this service too, and I think it's a great step towards gaining new people to the community, but you got my point.

                          duman Thanks for sharing your concerns! In Dutch there is an old saying "trust comes on foot and leaves by horse". So I hope to earn trust by my actions. My primary motivator is passion for Flarum and building useful tools. I can assure you, nobody will get rich by building a Flarum service. And that's not my goal. Instead, I would like to help communities set up an easy, independent forum and not having to rely on tech monopolists (Facebook). Ideally, the service pays for itself. Utopian stretch goal: some surplus is generated which could go to the Flarum core devs. But alas, the current revenue is $0.00 ?

                              duman True, but I'm sure it may be added or explained further by the owner. ?

                              Sanguine That may be true and by no means do I doubt your good intentions but sometimes people like seeing something set in stone for example especially when it relates to privacy and giving your word on not sharing data.

                                    YohoYang Well spotted! I was in the process of adding Chinese (trad & simplified), Ukrainian and German. Finished now, have fun!

                                      Sanguine I couldn't even tell you. I suppose it would depend on if ads will still be included in the domain part and if you do a tier structure. I would have to look at some other services and kind of compare and then make the options cheaper than the services that are already out there. Also, if you have a domain with another hosting company, would you be able to just punch in the dns numbers to have it forwarded to your host, or would the domains need to be hosted with you? A service like this seems like it would be very nice. Then you don't have to purchase a web hosting plan from those bigger hosting companies.

                                      Sorry I don't have a better answer. There are so many options and a lot of things to consider when coming up with a price. Of course, once the research is done, maybe it won't be hard at all.

                                        Cheers! I decided to not charge anything unless forums use significant server / support resources (i.e. beyond the fair use policy of 5 times the average).

                                        So I am working on a control panel that would allow import/export and custom domains. Which feature would you like first? Re custom domains: you would just have to configure the DNS.