Shuzu

an opensource imageboard written in PHP.

Set-up

To get shuzu running, you need to meet the prerequisites.

Prerequisites

For shuzu to work, it needs to be in this environment:

• A PHP version that is greater than 8.0 (version's lower than 8.1 weren't tested!).
• SQLite, image-magick extensions installed and enabled.
• An empty subdomain. Shuzu can't run in a subdirectory because of its heavy reliance on routing.

Installation

• Pull the repo inside an empty directory. git clone https://github.com/japannt/shuzu.git
• Follow the instructions in the section below.

Updating?

The easiest way to keep up with shuzu updates is to use git and pull to the repository sporadically.

Configuration

Configuring shuzu:

Copy config.default.php to config.php then edit the newly copied file.

Configuring the webserver

Enable the general webserver file-serving, and execute php as normal.
Important! Use the router /index.php only when the server is about to yield a 404 error!

Example webserver configuration(s):

Caddy:

shuzu.example.com {
	root public

	php_fastcgi unix//run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock {
		index /index.php
		try_files {path} {path}/index.php /index.php
	}

	file_server {
		index off
	}

	try_files {path} {path}/index.php
}

PR's for the readme on configurations for other webservers will be welcome!

Configuring the database

Shuzu will not work out of the box, it needs to be configured. Thankfully it's easy to do so.

• After configuring the webserver, navigate to /admintool and authenticate with the login and password you set up earlier.
• Look for the !!! NUCLEAR OPTIONS !!! section and click the nuke button.
• After the database is nuked, you can start configuring everything else.

Do note, that the admintool isn't finished and is mostly in a dire state. pending rewrite.

Adding banners

To add new banners, put your banner to /images/banners/{board} (Create if doesn't exist).
Every banner should have a resolution of 468x80px.

Shuzu each time will pick a random banner.

Good practice

It's generally a good idea to do these if you ask me.

• Restrict the users from accessing anything that isn't in /public.
• Use a strong password for the administration tool, and don't share it at all.
• Use SSL for god’s sake. (so many imageboards don't have SSL enabled.)

TODO

• Working Functional release.
• Fix media handling.
• Proper configuration file.
• Sticky threads.
• User banning.
• admintool rewrite.
• Captcha.

Demo

A full instance of shuzu is available at shuzu.new-japannt.tk, have fun!