Storyden: A forum for the modern age. (www.storyden.org)
from EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world to selfhosted@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 06:07
https://lemmy.world/post/43154006

While looking for Discord alternatives I came across this project which looks like a great alternative for the kinds of Discord servers centered around Open Source projects and organizations. Ones where live chat and voice rooms aren’t the focus.

It’s a combination of forums and knowledge base that would be perfect for this use case.

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verstra@programming.dev on 15 Feb 06:22 next collapse

This looks … great.

Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu on 15 Feb 06:37 next collapse

Love this… Will take a spin for my OpenAstra

lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org on 15 Feb 13:07 collapse

Mind, seems to be vibecoded.

Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu on 15 Feb 17:04 collapse

So?

lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org on 15 Feb 17:51 collapse

It’s 2026, being vibecoded is a self-explanatory problem.

Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu on 15 Feb 19:39 collapse

Well, I have seen so many classic coders write shitty unmaintainable and insecure code that I don’t think that NOT being vibe coded mean anything.

Sibbo@sopuli.xyz on 15 Feb 06:41 next collapse

Looks cool. Is it already supported by NixOS?

Sibbo@sopuli.xyz on 15 Feb 06:54 next collapse

It mentions many AI features. Is this vibe-coded?

EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 07:18 next collapse

From what I can tell the author uses AI assistance in creating API endpoints and some front end styling, based on some clause code agent files in the repo. Whether that is for prototyping client changes after making backend changes, or thats what winds up in the official client, I cannot say. It’s a good thought though as it’s not really mentioned on the main site.

From reading his blog he seems to be not be yet another AI bro and I sort of agree with his position on the ultimate usefulness of AI. There is little to no AI generation implemented in the app, it seems mostly designed as a search function and is optional.

littleomid@feddit.org on 15 Feb 08:57 collapse

Looks like the pictures are also AI generated?

Eyekaytee@aussie.zone on 15 Feb 10:53 collapse

imo this line of questioning will become increasing irrelevant, coding might just be the best thing about AI, you’re going to find fewer and fewer projects hand crafted

GreyCat@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 21:12 collapse

Depends heavily on use. If it’s only for completion or for tedious tasks or for ideas, then yeah it’s fine. But if it’s a fully vibe-coded app it brings into question wether the author has the skill to maintain and keep developing the project.
That’s why it should be asked, or even better, just answered in the README.

libyx@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 08:22 next collapse

I find it strange that they themselves have a Discord link in the footer.

Eyekaytee@aussie.zone on 15 Feb 10:52 collapse

Because it’s not for replacing discord it’s a modern version of phpbb or vbulliten forums, the OP mentions this

Ones where live chat and voice rooms aren’t the focus.

It’s a combination of forums and knowledge base that would be perfect for this use case.

libyx@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 12:33 next collapse

That is correct. However, OP says right before:

a great alternative for the kinds of Discord servers centered around Open Source projects and organizations

Eyekaytee@aussie.zone on 15 Feb 13:05 next collapse

I know, I literally quoted the line after it to put emphasis on the fact he wasn’t saying it’s a discord replacement but one where live chat and voice rooms aren’t the focus

tbh he could have just said it’s a new type of forum because it really has nothing to do with discord at all

EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 17:06 collapse

It has unfortunately, a lot to do with Discord. I am a members of a dozen or so Discord servers, none of which are used for live chat, audio, screen sharing, etc. This software would be a 1:1 replacement for all of those servers.

You should be correct in saying that this software is not a replacement for Discord, but it is, just not in every single instance.

lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org on 15 Feb 13:07 collapse

That’s because it aims to replace one of the wrong use cases that projects (FOSS or not) weirdly decide to use Discord for, such as replacement for a “contact forum” or “support forum”.

Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe on 15 Feb 15:33 collapse

Such a great point.

I’ve refused to use software that require things like Discord or Telegram for support.

Use a proper tool on your website.

artyom@piefed.social on 15 Feb 15:07 collapse

looks like a great alternative for the kinds of Discord servers

biotin7@sopuli.xyz on 15 Feb 08:56 next collapse

Oh great more cool FOSS projects to bookmark

fizzle@quokk.au on 15 Feb 09:43 collapse

Some kind of weird WebGL error on their site I’ve never seen before.

Doesn’t load for me.

LibreWolf doesn’t seem to be offering to activate canvas.

Oh well.

Mnmalst@piefed.social on 15 Feb 10:57 next collapse

Same for me, why does a forum software need webgl?

lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org on 15 Feb 13:12 collapse

You mean why does the site for a forum software need webgl, by which the only reason I can think of is tracking visitors somehow. It’s not like the background landscape on the site is dynamic or something.

dev_null@lemmy.ml on 15 Feb 14:20 collapse

But, background is dynamic. You can see it has some kind of fancy moving dots. It’s totally unnecessary, but clearly WebGL was used for that.

lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org on 15 Feb 17:06 collapse

Oh, so it is, hadn’t noticed it at first.

And, sure enough, disabling webgl in about:config causes the page to throw the error, instead of degrading gracefully. An animation of random dots is not at all necessary to expose about a product that is a web forum.

dev_null@lemmy.ml on 15 Feb 18:03 collapse

There is also a 3D spinning globe, so that too.

eodur@piefed.social on 15 Feb 12:43 next collapse

Same for me in IronFox.

biotin7@sopuli.xyz on 15 Feb 13:45 next collapse

Me too

irmadlad@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 14:08 next collapse

Application error: a client-side exception has occurred while loading www.storyden.org (see the browser console for more information).

False@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 16:44 collapse

Works fine in Firefox on Android