Forum installation and deployment on the client's server, database connection, compatibility check, and verification that everything runs correctly on the chosen infrastructure.
Base forum configuration: section and category structure, user roles (administrator, moderator, member), and permission setup.
Content and embed configuration: turning on external content embeds, setting up the whitelist of trusted domains for image and video embeds, support for video embeds via player or iframe, and safe handling of external links.
Optimization and verification: base performance tuning, load check on the client's server, and testing of core usage scenarios.
Pre-launch testing: registration flow, content posting, and base seeding with test data.