Threads
Full-depth conversation with clear chronology, reply structure, and real space for thought.
Free forum software · managed when you want it
Forum software built for communities that want to last.
Threads, Pulse, status, people, communities, search and moderation live on one durable forum spine. Run the core yourself for free, or let Harlyn help you shape and operate a managed community.
A managed launch starts with an owner, a purpose and a community worth returning to.
FreeForum software. Self-host it. No seat cap or feature gate.
$20/moManaged Horizon launch, hosting, updates, and owner panels.
From $25/moManaged hosting plans at TitanArray as a community grows.
$5/taskHarlyn work after a free diagnosis and a clear proposal.
$20/siteTitanBeam migration from any supported forum platform.
One spine, not two databases
Every view is built on the same forum.
Threads, Pulse, Status, People, Following, Mine, Communities, and Search are views over one recorded community. Every surface shares the same moderation, history, identity and search model.
Moderation, search, history, and permissions apply everywhere by default. Posts stay connected to the same community record wherever they are viewed.
Status updates are a first-class post type with their own visibility and replies.
Pulse
A chronological social feed built from posts that still belong to a community record.
Status
First-class short posts with their own visibility, replies, and moderation boundary.
People
Profiles, follows, mentions, identity, and a member surface made for communities—not ad targeting.
Communities
Places, groups, roles, and a home for each conversation without making a second product.
Control
Owner administration, moderation queue, reports, rules, audit history, and searchable receipts.
Two ways to run it
Own the software.
Choose the help.
The software stays free. Managed service is for people who want help launching, hosting and operating it.
| Run it yourself | Let Horizon launch it | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | $20 monthly |
| Where | Your server | Horizon-managed address or your own domain |
| Setup | You install it | We deploy it; you watch progress |
| Panels | You build them | Forum admin + hosting panel delivered securely |
| Harlyn | Local or BYOM | Free diagnosis; $5/task for approved work |
| Support | Community | TitanArray Hosting |
The $20 launch package
Both panels.
In your inbox.
A managed launch is explicit: the forum, hosting identity, access and Harlyn setup are delivered as visible steps.
- 01Horizon account registeredincluded
- 02TitanArray hosting account createdincluded
- 03Forum deployed and verifiedincluded
- 04Admin and hosting access deliveredincluded
- 05Harlyn brief initializedincluded
Meet Harlyn
Your AI forum builder and community partner.
Harlyn starts with you before the first member arrives.
Harlyn works inside the owner control room for one forum at a time: its structure, roles, welcome, rules, imports, and launch brief. It proposes a typed change, shows impact, waits for a fresh owner approval, verifies the result, and leaves a receipt.
FreeReads errors and makes a diagnosis.
$5 / taskDoes approved build, design, or structure work.
Local / BYOMBring your own inference for a flat operator rate.
Harlyn works only inside your authenticated community and only on approved work. Domains, DNS, payments and other customers remain outside that authority.
HARLYNPROPOSE · APPROVE · RECEIPT
Add only what earns a place
A real forum first.
Expansion second.
The core stays free. Managed add-ons are intentionally not invented into checkout: each one stays draft until its delivery and price have been defined plainly.
More ways to shape Horizon are in development: media, richer profiles, events, clubs, commerce, enterprise identity and managed backup. Each becomes purchasable once its scope and price are ready.
TitanBeam migration
Bring the history.
Keep the ownership.
Already on vBulletin, phpBB, XenForo, Discourse, or something older? TitanBeam moves posts, members, attachments, and structure for $20 per site. Your data remains yours. An export is never a paid feature.
Plan a migration →Built against a real community
Built against a real community archive.
Horizon is being shaped against an established forum with years of members, threads, identity, and community memory. The point is not to make one niche site. It is to make forum software worthy of any community with something real to keep.
Straight answers
Questions before
the build starts.
Is HorizonForums a forum or a social product?
Both, but with one spine. Forums, social feeds, short status posts, people, communities, search, and moderation are views over the same accountable forum record.
Can I have my own domain?
Yes. Use a domain you already own through TitanArray, or choose a Horizon-managed address while you decide. Domain registration and special delivery work are never silently bundled into a generic checkout charge.
What happens when I choose managed Horizon?
The secure launch path collects a short brief, sets up your accounts and your forum, and shows you each step as it completes. Payment is taken once everything is ready.
What does Harlyn have permission to do?
Only approved, typed work inside the authenticated owner’s own forum. Harlyn cannot browse other customers, commandeer infrastructure, buy anything, edit DNS, or take action in someone else’s name.
Can I move an existing forum?
Yes. TitanBeam’s migration lane is a measured $20 per site. We assess the source, preserve the source without writing back to it, verify the result, and keep a receipt for the move.
One identity · many communities
A forum should have somewhere to go.
Start with free software, bring a real community plan, and choose managed help only when it helps the place last.