Carbon Forum
A topic-based PHP forum with a Quora/StackOverflow-style design, real-time notifications and async design.
What is Carbon Forum?
Carbon Forum is a topic-based PHP forum designed for high performance and low resource use, working as a community discussion platform with a Quora- or StackOverflow-style tagging system.
What is Carbon Forum for?
- A Q&A community organized by tags, Quora-style.
- A forum that needs real-time notifications for replies and mentions.
- A project that prioritizes load speed via async design.
Main benefits of Carbon Forum
A mobile version and real-time notifications.
A Quora/StackOverflow-style tagging system.
A fully asynchronous design that improves load speed.
A modern notification center with mentioned replies.
Who should use Carbon Forum?
Communities that want a tag-based Q&A format instead of a traditional category-based forum.
Is Carbon Forum the right choice for you?
It's a great fit if…
- You want a tag-based Q&A format, not a traditional forum.
- You need real-time notifications for replies and mentions.
- You value an async design that improves load speed.
It might not be for you if…
- You're after a traditional forum organized by categories and subforums (consider phpBB or SMF).
- You'd prefer a project with updates more recent than 2017.
How to install Carbon Forum on your hosting
Open your hosting panel
Log into your miHosting professional hosting panel and open Softaculous, the application installer included with every plan.
Find Carbon Forum
One-click install via Softaculous from the hosting panel.
Configure and go live
Choose the domain, language and admin details. Softaculous creates the database automatically and your install is ready in minutes.
Why install Carbon Forum on miHosting
miHosting's professional shared hosting includes Softaculous, PHP and databases already configured, NVMe storage with no artificial limits, free SSL and real technical support if you need help during installation or maintenance of Carbon Forum.
Install Carbon Forum today
Choose the professional hosting plan that best fits your Carbon Forum project, or try it risk-free with the free plan.
Emprendedor
— free domain included*
- ✓3 websites
- ✓1 free domain* the first year (annual billing)
- ✓Unlimited NVMe SSD storage
- ✓Softaculous — 400+ one-click apps
- —Node.js, Python and Ruby are not available with Emprendedor.
- ✓Free, automatic SSL (Let's Encrypt)
- ✓Free migration included
- ✓Real 24/7 technical support
Plus
— free domain included*
- ✓15 websites
- ✓1 free domain* the first year (annual billing)
- ✓Unlimited NVMe SSD storage
- ✓Softaculous — 400+ one-click apps
- ✓Node.js, Python and Ruby access
- ✓Free, automatic SSL (Let's Encrypt)
- ✓Free migration included
- ✓Real 24/7 technical support
Webmaster
— free domain included*
- ✓100 websites
- ✓1 free domain* the first year (annual billing)
- ✓Unlimited NVMe SSD storage
- ✓Softaculous — 400+ one-click apps
- ✓Node.js, Python and Ruby access
- ✓Free, automatic SSL (Let's Encrypt)
- ✓Free migration included
- ✓Real 24/7 technical support
Not sure which to choose?
For 1–3 of your own websites, the Emprendedor plan is more than enough. To manage client sites or multiple projects, the Webmaster plan is the go-to choice for agencies and freelancers.
Node.js, Python and Ruby are included with Plus and Webmaster; they are not available with Emprendedor.
* The first-year free domain is included with the annual price. From the second year onward, it renews at the standard price. Prices in USD. VAT excluded.
Not ready to commit yet?
Try it with the same NVMe infrastructure as the paid plans for 6 months, without a credit card. Your domain is purchased separately and free hosting does not include direct support. Upgrade within those 6 months for a 50% discount.
- ✓ No credit card required
- ✓ Softaculous included
- ✓ Upgrade whenever you want
Frequently asked questions about Carbon Forum
Does Carbon Forum work like a traditional forum or like Quora?
It's more like Quora or StackOverflow, with a tagging system for organizing questions and answers, rather than traditional categories and subforums.
Does Carbon Forum have a mobile version?
Yes, it includes a mobile version plus real-time notifications for replies and mentions.
Launch your project with Carbon Forum today
Professional hosting with Softaculous, real technical support and a 60-day money-back guarantee.