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Free your community! v4.1(5mo ago)824779[3 PRs](https://github.com/prosembler/nitro-porter/pulls)AGPL-3.0-onlyPHPPHP >=8.3CI passing Since Nov 22Pushed 1mo ago5 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/prosembler/nitro-porter)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/linc/nitro-porter)[ RSS](/packages/linc-nitro-porter/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1w ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (13)Versions (36)Used By (0) Nitro Porter — free your community! 🚀 ===================================== [](#nitro-porter--free-your-community-) Nitro Porter is the *only* multi-platform community migration tool. 🚀 Mission --------- [](#-mission) Every community deserves the best software for its mission while preserving its unique history. Nitro Porter's goal is 1-hour no-code data migrations for any community with accessible data. ### 🔍 Why do this? [](#-why-do-this) Community history is vitally important. Platform lock-in stifles competition in the software ecosystem. When everyone owns their own data and can freely choose their platform, everyone wins. ### ðŸĪ” How is this possible? [](#-how-is-this-possible) Data is first converted to an intermediary "porter format," reducing the number of code paths from `#sources x #targets` to `#sources + #targets`. The result is repeatable results in a single multi-tool rather than myriad low-quality, single-purpose tools. ### ðŸŠī How is it extended? [](#-how-is-it-extended) Nitro Porter packages allow anyone with *basic* programming skills to add any community software (commercial or free) as source or target. Nitro Porter uses the [GNU AGPL 3.0 license](COPYING) to ensure it remains freely available to all. ðŸšĨ Get started ------------- [](#-get-started) - [**User Guide**](https://nitroporter.org/guide) — requirements & install steps. - [**Migration Guide**](https://nitroporter.org/migrations) — plan a community migration. - [**Sources**](https://nitroporter.org/sources) & [**Targets**](https://nitroporter.org/targets) — support details. - [**Start a Discussion**](https://github.com/prosembler/nitro-porter/discussions) — share how it went! 🎟ïļ Get involved --------------- [](#ïļ-get-involved) - [**Contribute**](docs/contribute.md) — data, requests, & fixes. - [**Changelog**](CHANGELOG.md) — latest fixes & updates. - [**Roadmap**](https://github.com/orgs/prosembler/projects/1) — informal goals. - [**History**](docs/history.md) — how we got here. What's Supported? ----------------- [](#whats-supported) ### ðŸ“Ĩ Targets ([3](https://nitroporter.org/targets)) [](#-targets-3) [![Flarum](docs/assets/logos/flarum-300x100.png)](docs/assets/logos/flarum-300x100.png)[![Vanilla](docs/assets/logos/vanilla-300x100.png)](docs/assets/logos/vanilla-300x100.png)[![Waterhole](docs/assets/logos/waterhole-300x100.png)](docs/assets/logos/waterhole-300x100.png) ### ðŸ“Ī Sources ([37](https://nitroporter.org/sources)) [](#-sources-37) [![AnswerHub](docs/assets/logos/answerhub-150x50.jpg)](docs/assets/logos/answerhub-150x50.jpg)[![ASPPlayground.NET](docs/assets/logos/aspplayground-150x50.png)](docs/assets/logos/aspplayground-150x50.png)[![bbPress](docs/assets/logos/bbpress-150x50.png)](docs/assets/logos/bbpress-150x50.png)[![Discord](docs/assets/logos/discord-150x50.png)](docs/assets/logos/discord-150x50.png)[![Drupal](docs/assets/logos/drupal-150x50.jpeg)](docs/assets/logos/drupal-150x50.jpeg)[![esoTalk](docs/assets/logos/esotalk-150x50.png)](docs/assets/logos/esotalk-150x50.png)[![Flarum](docs/assets/logos/flarum-150x50.png)](docs/assets/logos/flarum-150x50.png)[![FluxBB](docs/assets/logos/fluxbb-150x50.png)](docs/assets/logos/fluxbb-150x50.png)[![IPBoard](docs/assets/logos/ipboard-150x50.png)](docs/assets/logos/ipboard-150x50.png)[![Kunena](docs/assets/logos/kunena-150x50.jpg)](docs/assets/logos/kunena-150x50.jpg)[![MyBB](docs/assets/logos/mybb-150x50.png)](docs/assets/logos/mybb-150x50.png)[![NodeBB](docs/assets/logos/nodebb-150x50.png)](docs/assets/logos/nodebb-150x50.png)[![phpBB](docs/assets/logos/phpbb-150x50.png)](docs/assets/logos/phpbb-150x50.png)[![Simple Machines (SMF)](docs/assets/logos/smf-150x50.jpeg)](docs/assets/logos/smf-150x50.jpeg)[![SimplePress](docs/assets/logos/simplepress-150x50.png)](docs/assets/logos/simplepress-150x50.png)[![Uservoice](docs/assets/logos/uservoice-150x50.jpeg)](docs/assets/logos/uservoice-150x50.jpeg)[![Vanilla](docs/assets/logos/vanilla-150x50.png)](docs/assets/logos/vanilla-150x50.png)[![vBulletin](docs/assets/logos/vbulletin-150x50.jpeg)](docs/assets/logos/vbulletin-150x50.jpeg)[![XenForo](docs/assets/logos/xenforo-150x50.jpeg)](docs/assets/logos/xenforo-150x50.jpeg) *...[and MORE](https://nitroporter.org/sources)!* ### ✔ What data gets migrated? [](#-what-data-gets-migrated) All sources & targets support migrating: - users & roles - discussions (or *threads*) - posts (or *comments*) - categories (or *subforums*, *channels*, etc.) Beyond that, each supports **different types of data** depending on feature availability, extension choice, and maturity of the source/target package. These include things like badges, reactions, bookmarks, and polls. ***Both the source and target must support a data type for it to transfer!*** Nitro Porter **never** transfers permissions. It's not safe to do so automatically due to variations in how platforms implement them. You will **always** need to reassign permissions after a migration. **Passwords** are generally *hashed*, which means no system can "decrypt" or "convert" them. However, if both the source and target platform support the same hashing algorithm, they should transfer seamlessly. Alternatively, the target system could add support for the source hashing algorithm and convert password hashes as users login next (see [Garden/Password](https://github.com/prosembler/garden-password)). This is beyond the scope of what any migration tool can do in isolation, but we're happy to [answer questions](https://github.com/prosembler/nitro-porter/discussions/new) about the process should you wish to build that functionality. ### 🔭 Future support [](#-future-support) Don't see your software? [Start a discussion](https://github.com/prosembler/nitro-porter/discussions/new) to request it and keep an eye on our [informal roadmap](https://github.com/orgs/prosembler/projects/1). We're happy to add a new **Source** for any software, provided it is not bespoke. For a new **Target**, we typically require support from the vendor. Currently, nearly all data sources and targets are based on MySQL-compatible databases. Other storage formats (e.g. mbox, MSSQL, API) require pre-conversion to a MySQL database. The 3.0 rewrite of Nitro Porter[1](#user-content-fn-1-f40e13d2e11959f176863f0ea2721ce5) was built with native support for those alternate formats in mind and it will continue to expand. Footnotes --------- 1. 🚀 Forked 27 Sep 2021 in memory of Kyle [â†Đ](#user-content-fnref-1-f40e13d2e11959f176863f0ea2721ce5) ### Health Score 60 — FairBetter than 99% of packages Maintenance83 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity28 Limited adoption so far Community26 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity90 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 70.1% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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