The modern forum platform for the builders, creators, and obsessives of the open web. Self-host in minutes on any shared hosting. A blazingly fast PHP & MySQL architecture paired with an Alpine.js frontend, built for the modern web.
Threads, polls, reactions, custom fields, and deep moderation — all native. One opinionated forum, no add-on stitching.
RaxBoard replaces a stack of outdated legacy scripts with one coherent, opinionated product. Threads, custom fields, multi-reactions, rich media embeds, and deep moderation — all native, brilliantly optimized, and designed to get out of your members' way.
Blazingly fast pure PHP 8.2 architecture with Alpine.js and zero complex Node.js dependencies. Runs perfectly on any shared hosting.
Per-section roles, intelligent warning workflows, shadow bans, and a full audit log. Built-in PRG architecture ensures complete safety.
Native Glassmorphism, tailored dark variants, and entirely dynamic UI powered by Tailwind-like utility classes.
Import from XenForo, vBulletin, phpBB, Discourse, or Invision — posts, attachments, users, permissions, redirects.
Batch loading and repository-level caching keep thread pages snappy even at high reply counts. No N+1 surprises.
An addon architecture with strict PSR-4 autoloading. Write custom logic and integrate seamlessly without touching core files.
RaxBoard is a modern, self-hosted PHP forum platform with a lifetime license. It runs on shared hosting, supports one-click migration from XenForo, vBulletin, phpBB, Discourse, and Invision, and ships with 200+ admin options and 61 native modules.
Each license is a non-exclusive, perpetual right to install RaxBoard on one domain you control. The first 12 months include support and update access; the yearly extension renews that window for $49. The installed software keeps working forever even if you stop renewing — you just stop receiving updates.
Yes. RaxBoard ships with a one-click XenForo importer that copies posts, users, attachments, permissions, custom fields, and 301 redirects so your URLs keep their backlinks. Typical migrations under 1M posts complete in under one hour.
Core license: $99 USD / €89 EUR / ₺2,999 TRY one-time. Yearly support and updates extension: $49 USD. No subscription, no per-seat fees, no traffic caps. See the pricing page for currency-localized totals.
Any shared host with PHP 8.2+ and MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+. No Docker, no Node.js, no Redis required. Most cPanel hosts work out of the box. Cloudflare in front is optional but recommended.
No. You self-host; your forum's database lives on your server. The licensing service only sees your license key, bound domain, and an anonymized server fingerprint when your forum checks for updates. We never embed third-party trackers into the forum itself.
Self-host with a lifetime license. Migrate from XenForo in under an hour.