Forum

Spasm-powered forum

There are a few Spasm frontends developed by different teams, but the official flagship app is a Spasm-powered forum, which is a full-stack solution comprising frontend, backend, and database.

The recommended way to run a forum is to use Docker/Podman or an automated full server setup with Ansible.

A few examples of Spasm-powered forums are DegenRocket, DarkVegas, and zkpunks. More instances are listed at the tribes page.

Moderation

Each Spasm-powered forum is highly customizable, allowing admins to set their own moderation rules.

New moderators can be set via an admin panel and whitelists can be enabled for certain types of events (posts, comments, reactions).

Customization

Spasm-powered forums aim at restoring the freedom of association, so they are modular and highly customizable.

Admins can adjust feed filters, color theme, social links, metadata, title, description, and much more.

Different private keys and networks can be enabled/disabled for ideological or other reasons.

To provide the best experience, admins can configure various modules: