Discord Forum to Website Generator Transform your Discord forum channels into beautiful, SEO-optimized static websites with customizable templates and one-click deployment to Vercel, Netlify, or GitHub Pages. --- ## ⭐ Features - 🔄 Forum Scraping: Extract threads, posts, users, tags, and timestamps from Discord forum channels - 🎨 Template Gallery: Choose from 6 industry-specific templates: Tech, Gaming, Startup, Crypto, Education, Support - 🏁 Instant Deployment: One-click deployment to Vercel, Netlify, GitHub Pages, or download as a ZIP - 📱 Mobile Responsive: All templates are mobile-first, fully responsive, and production-ready - 🔍 Built-in Search Engine: Client-side search with full-text indexing for fast, accurate search - 🏆 Leaderboard: Displays top contributors based on posts, likes, and activity - 🔧 Fully Customizable: Fonts, colors, branding, logo, favicon, custom CSS & JavaScript - 🌐 SEO-Optimized: Sitemap.xml, meta tags, Open Graph, Twitter Cards, analytics & structured data --- ## Examples of Generated Websites - Tech Template: https://discord-forum-site-1753027273847.netlify.app/ - Support Template: https://discord-forum-site.vercel.app/ - Gaming Template: https://randomdudeatnight.github.io/test/ --- ## 🤔 Why Use This? - ✅ Archive Discord Knowledge: Convert community insights into searchable, readable websites - ✅ Content Portability: Export discussions for offline use or permanent storage - ✅ Community Engagement: Highlight contributors, organize threads, and improve discoverability - ✅ Zero Code Needed: No coding or manual deployment required - ✅ Designed for Everyone: DAOs, gaming guilds, dev forums, education groups, support desks --- ## ⚙️ Configuration ### 🛠️ Discord Setup 1. Create a Discord Application - Visit: https://discord.com/developers/applications - Click “New Application” and give it a name. 2. OAuth2 Redirect & Bot Permissions - Go to the OAuth2 → Redirects section and add: https://example.com/callback - Under OAuth2 → URL Generator: - Select scopes: bot - Select Bot Permissions: - VIEW_CHANNEL - READ_MESSAGE_HISTORY - USE_EXTERNAL_EMOJIS 3. Invite the Bot to Your Server - Copy the generated OAuth2 URL and open it in your browser. - Select the target server and authorize. 4. Generate Bot Token - In the Bot tab, click Reset Token (or copy if already generated). - Paste this token into the discordToken input field of the actor. 5. Get Server & Forum Channel IDs - In Discord: - Go to User Settings → Advanced and enable Developer Mode - Right-click on: - Your server icon → "Copy Server ID" - Each forum channel → "Copy Channel ID" - Use these IDs as the serverId and forumChannelIds input fields respectively. --- ### Deployment API Tokens To enable one-click deployment, you'll need to generate personal access tokens: #### Netlify: 1. Go to your User Settings → Applications 2. Under Personal Access Tokens, click New access token #### Vercel: 1. Go to your Account Settings → Tokens 2. Click Create New Token Paste these tokens into the Actor configuration when prompted. --- ## 📝 Sample Input Schema json { "discordToken": "YOUR_DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN", "serverId": "1234567890", "channelIds": ["9876543210", "1357924680"], "deploymentMethod": "vercel", "vercelToken": "vercel_token_here", "siteTitle": "Your Community Hub", "template": "tech", "enableSearch": true, "enableLeaderboard": true, "primaryColor": "#1E90FF", "logoUrl": "https://example.com/logo.png" } --- ## 📥 Input Field Descriptions ### Required Fields | Field | Description | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | discordToken | Your Discord bot token (create from https://discord.com/developers) | | serverId | The server (guild) ID to scrape forums from | | channelIds | List of forum channel IDs to extract data from | ### Optional: Scraping Settings | Field | Description | | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | | scrapeUntilDate | Scrape only threads created before this date (YYYY-MM-DD) | | maxThreadsPerChannel | Limit the number of threads per channel (default 1000) | | includeArchived | Include archived threads if true | ### Optional: Site Customization | Field | Description | | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | | siteTitle | Custom title for the site | | siteDescription | Custom meta description | | siteTagline | Optional subtitle under the title | | template | One of: tech, gaming, startup, crypto, education, support | | enableLeaderboard | Show contributor leaderboard | | enableSearch | Enable internal search engine | ### Optional: Branding & Design | Field | Description | | ------------------ | ------------------------------ | | logoUrl | Link to a logo image | | faviconUrl | Link to favicon icon | | primaryColor | Main accent color | | secondaryColor | Secondary accent color | | backgroundColor | Background color of the site | | textColor | Text color for body content | | fontFamily | Font used (e.g. Inter, Roboto) | | customCss | Inject custom CSS code | | customJavaScript | Inject custom JavaScript | ### Optional: Content Display | Field | Description | | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | | maxThreadTitleLength | Truncate thread titles (20–500 characters) | | maxPostContentLength | Truncate post previews (50–2000 characters) | | showUserAvatars | Display profile pictures | | showTimestamps | Display when posts were made | | showThreadTags | Include Discord thread tags | | threadSorting | Options: date, popularity, or replies | ### Optional: SEO & Analytics | Field | Description | | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------- | | metaKeywords | Comma-separated SEO keywords | | metaAuthor | Author for meta tags | | googleAnalyticsId | GA tracking ID (e.g. G-XXXXXXX) | | googleSiteVerification | HTML tag for Google Search Console | | twitterHandle | For Twitter Cards integration | | openGraphImage | Image URL for social sharing previews | ### Optional: Deployment | Field | Description | | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------- | | deploymentMethod | One of: vercel, netlify, github, zip | | vercelToken | API token for Vercel | | netlifyToken | API token for Netlify | | githubRepository | Format: username/repo-name | | githubToken | Personal access token for GitHub Pages | | customDomain | (Optional) Custom domain to use | --- ## 📤 Output - ✅ Static HTML/CSS/JS website with forum content - ✅ Deployment results (URL or downloadable ZIP) - ✅ JSON preview of scraped threads, users, and metadata - ✅ Summary statistics (thread count, users, etc.) --- ## 🎨 Templates - Tech: Clean, minimal design perfect for dev or SaaS communities - Gaming: Dark theme with neon accents and immersive visuals - Startup: Business-friendly, professional layout with modern fonts - Crypto: Futuristic dark mode with gold and green touches - Education: Bright, readable layout with scholastic icons - Support: Structured Q&A and support-focused appearance --- ## 🔧 Usage Tips 1. Create Bot: https://discord.com/developers/applications → Add bot to server 2. Enable Dev Mode in Discord → Copy Channel IDs 3. Choose a Template that matches your branding and audience 4. Customize Colors & Fonts for consistency with your identity 5. Set Meta Tags & Keywords to improve search engine visibility 6. Deploy or Download in one click --- ## 📌 Example Use Cases - 🧑‍💻 Developer Communities: Document open-source discussions - 🕹️ Gaming Guilds: Publish strategies, guides, member interactions - 📚 Educational Groups: Turn class discussions into knowledge bases - 💼 Business Forums: Share industry insights, news, and networking - 💬 Support Communities: Archive solved issues and troubleshooting --- ## ⚖️ Legal & Compliance - Ensure consent or legal permission to republish community content - Respect Discord API terms of service and rate limits - Use moderation tools to review or filter sensitive data --- ## 💬 Support For issues or questions: - ✅ Check dataset logs and debug messages - ✅ Validate your Discord token and channel IDs - ✅ Start with 1–2 test threads - ✅ Contact us via Apify inbox or GitHub Issues --- Start converting your Discord knowledge into beautiful public websites today!