# MineGeo community forum

Live forum: https://minegeo.discourse.group/

Created on 12 October 2026 under Pavel's Discourse account. The public forum
has Announcements, Maps & creations, Looking for players, and Help & feedback
categories, plus Discourse's default General, Site Feedback, and private Staff
categories. The pinned welcome and three conversation starters are published.

The community forum uses Discourse's Free hosted plan. Players sign in with
Discourse ID; MineGeo account credentials and permissions are not shared with it.
Forum staff permissions are managed separately in Discourse.

The public destination is stored in `shared/forum.json`. Both the header and
footer use it. An optional `MINEGEO_FORUM_URL` environment variable overrides it;
an empty or invalid value hides the links. Only HTTPS URLs without credentials
or custom ports are accepted. No forum API key is needed for these links.

## Starter welcome topic

Welcome to MineGeo! :D

Play at https://minegeo.vercel.app and find the player guide at
https://minegeo.vercel.app/docs.

This is our place to share maps, find people to play with, ask for help, and
suggest what MineGeo should do next. English and Russian are welcome.

- Be kind. No harassment, spam, or sharing someone's private information.
- Share maps and screenshots you have permission to share. Credit creators.
- Post a multiplayer room link when looking for players; say when it closes.
- Use the site's **Report a bug** button for bugs so support can track them.
  Never post passwords, tokens, private server addresses, or other secrets here.
- Flag posts that need staff attention instead of arguing.

## Starter categories

- **Announcements** — MineGeo news and updates.
- **Maps & creations** — Show your worlds and share playable map links.
- **Looking for players** — Share party links and find your next teammates.
- **Help & feedback** — Ask questions and suggest improvements.

## Conversation starters

**Show us your Minecraft world**

Built a castle, a tiny village, or a questionable dirt hut? Show a screenshot
and tell us about it. Add your published MineGeo map link if you have one.

**Find your next MineGeo teammates**

Share your room link, language, and when you're playing. Let everyone know when
the party ends. You don't need to share your real name or contact details.

**What would make MineGeo more fun?**

Tell us one thing you'd like to see next and how you'd use it. For a broken
feature, please use the site's Report a bug button so you can get support replies.