The Next Forum

A simple Next.js forum alternative to Discourse.

Features:

- Topics

- Replies

- Categories

- Tags

- Users

- Search

- Authentication (Register, Login, Reset Password, Email Verification)

- Content Moderation (topics, replies, users, categories, tags, etc)

- SEO

- Caching

Technical Features:

- Next.js 15 + React 19

- TypeScript

- Shadcn UI

- Tailwindcss 3

- Postgres (Prisma)

- Redis (ioredis)

- SMTP (nodemailer)

- Bcrypt for password hashing

System Requirements:

- Nodejs +20

- Redis

- Postgres

- SMTP/Email Server (for user verifications)

Live Demo:

https://the-next-forum.apps.primo.business/

User credentials:

john@localhost.lan
tsttest