I want to feel real social interaction online, so I’m setting up a general discussion forum—nothing niche, just a friendly place where anyone can start a conversation. I need a freelancer who can handle everything from installation to the first wave of engagement. You can use Discourse, phpBB, NodeBB, or another forum stack you trust, as long as the result is responsive, secure, and simple for me to moderate. I’ll supply hosting; you take care of setup, theme tweaks, user-friendly navigation, and a light promotion plan that attracts active members right out of the gate. Deliverables • A live, SSL-secured forum running on my server with email notifications functioning • Custom branding (logo, colors, header banner) applied across the site • At least 20 well-written seed topics spread across initial categories to spark conversation • A concise admin guide that shows me how to create categories, moderate posts, and manage users • One month of post-launch support for minor fixes or questions Acceptance criteria: the forum must load in under two seconds, registration emails must land in the inbox (not spam), and basic SEO indexing should be enabled so new discussions can be discovered quickly.