# How to start a forum?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-start-a-forum/250752
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 1, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-start-a-forum/250752 "2008-02-01T02:18:33Z")
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### Author: ![chilakilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@chilakilez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chilakilez)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-start-a-forum/250752/1 "2008-02-01T02:18:33Z")

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Hi there, i am developing this website that is suppose to have a forum, it is my first approach to implementing forums and have no idea of where to start… All i know is that i want the website NOT to have an external forum, i sort of want the [kirupa.com](http://kirupa.com) style forum, where the theme of the page continues on into the forum… can anyone direct me into a tutorial or point me into the right direction of how to “embed” forums into the website??? and suggestions for which type of forum to use (phpBB??)?? cheers!