The purpose of this project is to provide an easy-to-use, open-source moderation tool for PubNub customers to deploy for their chat implementations. Developers may choose to deploy this dashboard in its current shape and form or use the project as a starting point to build moderation capabilities specific to their own requirements.
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Clone the GitHub repository.
git clone https://github.com/pubnub/moderation-dashboard.git
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Install the project.
cd moderation-dashboard npm install -
Start the project.
npm start
A web browser should automatically open http://localhost:3000 and you can explore PubNub Moderation Dashboard.
PubNub developers who are building or have built a PubNub-powered chat app.
For details on how to build a chat app that works with Moderation Dashboard, see the Required Configuration document.
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View and modify users - via Pubnub Object metadata
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View and modify channels - via PubNub Object metadata
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Configure automatic profanity filtering using a supplied word list
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Configure advanced text moderation via a third party text moderation API
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Configure advanced image moderation via a third party image moderation API
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View channel history and modify or delete the existing messages
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View messages that were blocked or obfuscated from the automated text and image moderation
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Ban users from the app
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Mute or block users from specific channels
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Flag users for future moderation
To fully understand how Moderation Dashboard works and what moderation features it provides, read the official documentation.
This project is designed to provide a starting point for PubNub developers who are building chat solutions that require moderation, and it encapsulates best practices for many common moderation tasks. You are welcome to use this project "as is" with your chat solutions. However, since one size never fits all, you are welcome to modify this application as needed to fit you own needs.
Developers interested in modifying this project are encouraged to start by understanding the directory structure.
This application was built in partnership with SourceFuse. SourceFuse’s unique open-source coding empowers enterprise businesses with a full spectrum of innovative, digital-first, and cloud-native solutions. At the time of this writing, SourceFuse is the only premier PubNub development partner and specializes in leveraging PubNub in building modern real-time applications across verticals like Healthcare, Education, Finance. For more information on this build or other potential solutions, please contact SourceFuse’s team of experts at hello@sourcefuse.com.