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# LeafOK BBS
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Chinese version: [README.zh_CN.md](README.zh_CN.md)
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## Table of Contents
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- [Program Overview](#program-overview)
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- [Installation and Usage Instructions](#installation-and-usage-instructions)
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- [Prerequisites and Required Libraries](#1-prerequisites-and-required-libraries)
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- [Database Setup](#2-database-setup)
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- [Configuration](#3-configuration)
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- [Site Customization](#4-site-customization)
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- [Directory Permissions](#5-directory-permissions)
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- [Account Creation](#6-account-creation)
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- [Additional Database Setup](#7-database-setup-additional)
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- [Management and Background Jobs](#8-management-and-background-jobs)
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- [Docker Deployment](#docker-deployment)
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- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
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- [Build from Source](#build-from-source)
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- [Using Pre-built Images](#using-pre-built-images)
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- [Configuration for Docker](#configuration-for-docker)
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- [Docker Compose Services](#docker-compose-services)
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- [Common Docker Commands](#common-docker-commands)
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- [Persistent Data](#persistent-data)
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- [Copyright Information](#copyright-information)
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- [License](#license)
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## Program Overview
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**Development Language:** PHP (8.2) + MySQL (8.4)
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**Platform:** Linux / Windows
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**License:** Source code released under GNU GPL license
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**Features:**
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- Web-based article browsing, posting, searching, and other basic functions
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- **Advanced Search Capabilities:**
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- Solr-powered full-text search with Chinese language support
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- Search by user ID (UID), username, or nickname
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- Advanced search v2 with filtering by date range, section, and content type
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- Support for searching original posts vs. replies
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- Filter by excerpted articles only
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- Support for multiple categories and sections, each with discussion areas, digest areas, and featured areas
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- Comprehensive moderator management support
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- **Modern Architecture:**
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- Refactored Lightweight Markup Language (LML) renderer with improved performance
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- User timezone support for localized date/time display
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- Theme support for major features
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- Optional Telnet access for login, article viewing, games, etc. (see [lbbs](https://github.com/leafok/lbbs) for details)
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**Demo site:** https://fenglin.info/bbs/
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## Installation and Usage Instructions
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### 1. Prerequisites and Required Libraries
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- **PHP 8.2+** and **MySQL 8.4+** installed
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- Install Composer using your package manager (e.g., `apt`, `yum`, or from [getcomposer.org](https://getcomposer.org/))
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- Run the following command in the project root directory:
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```bash
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composer install --prefer-dist --no-scripts --no-progress
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```
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### 2. Database Setup
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- Import the database structure from `TODO/sql/db_stru.sql`
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- *(Optional)* Import sample data from `TODO/sql/sample_data.sql`
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- Test account: `sysop`
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- Temporary password (must be changed upon first login): `3anzHaNg`
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### 3. Configuration
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- Copy files from `TODO/conf/` directory to `conf` directory (create if it doesn't exist)
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- Modify the following files:
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- Site information: Edit `conf/site.conf.php`
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- Database connection: Edit `conf/db_conn.conf.php`
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- Email sending: Edit `conf/smtp.conf.php` (supports both SMTP and local sendmail)
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- **Solr search** (optional): Edit `conf/solr.conf.php` if using Solr for advanced search features
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- Default configuration assumes Solr running on `localhost:8983` with core `lbbs`
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- Update hostname, port, authentication, and path as needed
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### 4. Site Customization
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- Modify `lib/common.inc.php` for site-specific configurations
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### 5. Directory Permissions
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- Create directories (if they don't exist):
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- `bbs/cache`
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- `bbs/upload`
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- `stat`
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- Ensure the web server user has write permissions for:
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- `bbs/cache`
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- `bbs/upload`
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- `gen_ex`
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- `stat`
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### 6. Account Creation
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- Create administrator and initial accounts through the registration page
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- *Note:* Involves multiple database tables; not recommended to create directly in the database
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### 7. Database Setup (Additional)
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- Add administrator accounts, categories, and sections in the database
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- Relevant tables: `admin_config`, `section_class`, `section_config`
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### 8. Management and Background Jobs
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- Management programs are located in the `manage` directory
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- Scheduled background tasks require adding to crontab
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## Docker Deployment
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### Quick Start
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```bash
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# Clone the repository
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git clone https://github.com/leafok/leafok_bbs.git
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cd leafok_bbs
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# Start with Docker Compose
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docker compose up -d
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```
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### Build from Source
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```bash
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docker compose up --build -d
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```
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### Using Pre-built Images
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```bash
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# Pull the latest images from Docker Hub
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docker compose pull
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# Start the containers
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docker compose up -d
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```
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### Configuration for Docker
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1. The web application will be available at `http://localhost:8080`
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2. Configuration files should be placed in `conf/` directory (mounted to `/var/www/html/conf` in the container)
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3. To modify configuration:
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- Copy files from `TODO/conf/` to `conf/` directory
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- Edit the configuration files as needed
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- Restart the container: `docker compose restart`
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### Docker Compose Services
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- **web**: Apache HTTP Server with PHP 8.2
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- **db**: MySQL 8.4 database
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- **phpmyadmin**: Database management interface (optional, available at `http://localhost:8081`)
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### Common Docker Commands
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```bash
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# View logs
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docker compose logs -f
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# Stop containers
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docker compose down
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# Rebuild and restart
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docker compose up --build -d
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# Access container shell
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docker compose exec web bash
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```
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### Persistent Data
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- Database data is stored in a Docker volume (`leafok_bbs_db_data`)
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- Uploaded files and cache are stored in mounted host directories
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## Copyright Information
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Copyright (C) 2004-2026 Leaflet <leaflet@leafok.com>
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## License
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This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the [GNU General Public License](LICENSE) as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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