Major Additions - CERBERUS: 1 vB4: runs multiple domains with custom styles, forums, universal login

***Attention: This product is currently UNSUPPORTED***

We would like to release an Alpha version of the vBulletin4 Cerberus product. This product allows you to create one vBulletin4 installation which can power unlimited number of domains and sub-domains; while allowing to customize each domain differently to make it look like different sites or sections. Domains will have one universal admincp and user login information.

***Example***
www.supercoolautoforum.com - main site, all forums
ferarri.supercoolautoforum.com - custom style and forums, same login
bmw.supercoolautoforum.com- custom style and forums, same login
honda.supercoolautoforum.com - custom style and forums, same login
supercoolmotorcycleforum.com - custom style and forums, same login

*** Why are you releasing this, I want more features?! ***

This is a very simple product; we believe that the basic functionality provided in this product will satisfy a lot of communities - and since the product is simple - it will be easy to extend it and modify it to work for your custom community requirements.

Overview of Current Features:

• One shared installation of vBulletin 4
• One shared user account on all domains
• Custom Style for each domain
• Custom Forum listing for each domain

Known Issues:

• CMS and Blogs are currently not configured to have special domain-specific categories and sections. CMS is shared across all sites although the appearance will be different for each domain.

Project Contributors: s.lauderdale;m.biddle;a.ahn; anders

[azn_romeo_4u]

What happens to images upload on different sites? How are they viewed on a forum that is shared across multiple domains. Are they uploaded to both sites or one site?

Can someone answer that question? Because if someone makes a post on a forum that is shared, but he only updated to one forum, it will not show right?

[RuneLocusCom]

We have tested this on a clean 4.2.0 (patch 3) installation, and it seems to be functioning just fine. Now testing a couple of things and making some changes, and after that we'll integrate it to our real forum. Once again, it works just fine.

[insidegames]

I don't understand this correct. What should i fill out?

[probe.insidegames.ch]
bbtitle=probe.insidegames.ch
bburl=probe.insidegames.ch
homeurl=probe.insidegames.ch
catids=1,2,3
styleid=1
cookiedomain=.probe.insidegames.ch
facebookappid=Your_appid_here
facebooksecret=Your_fb_secret_here

[sticky]

Problem with this on 4.2.1.

If you are browsing forum X and when searching for new posts a thread on forum Y shows up it will no longer take you to forum Y if clicked. You have to be on forum Y or you get a "no permission error."

Not sure why this changed with 4.2.1 it always worked fine before this.

[sticky]

Originally Posted by sticky

Problem with this on 4.2.1.

If you are browsing forum X and when searching for new posts a thread on forum Y shows up it will no longer take you to forum Y if clicked. You have to be on forum Y or you get a "no permission error."

Not sure why this changed with 4.2.1 it always worked fine before this.

On further review the "no permissions" error only happen when trying to go to the latest post. Clicking the thread still will take you to the other site.

[sticky]

If you click a thread on site X that is on site Y the product will take you from site X to site Y without issue.

If you however click on view first unread post on site X that is on site Y you will get the no permissions error.

If you click on go to last post on site X that is on site Y it works without issue.

So, the only problem is with viewing the first unread post between sites. Anyone have a solution?

[bigs15]

good news this works like charm in vbulletian 3.8 too thankx a lot i just tested in vb 3.8

[bigs15]

problem is unable to access forums please solve it ..

[Nirjonadda]

Please any update for work on vB 4.2.1

[GameOverViper]

So I don't understand how to get another domain to work. I have filled out the form in the main forum options, but how do you get a domain to redirect to those categories of the main domain? Do you redirect the domain? Do you upload forum files to each new domain using the same main forum server settings?