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.
Clone the GitHub repository.
git clone https://github.com/pubnub/moderation-dashboard.git
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.
View and modify users - via Pubnub Object metadata
View and modify channels - via PubNub Object metadata
Configure automatic profanity filtering using a supplied word list
Configure advanced text moderation via a third party text moderation API
Configure advanced image moderation via a third party image moderation API
View channel history and modify or delete the existing messages
View messages that were blocked or obfuscated from the automated text and image moderation
Ban users from the app
Mute or block users from specific channels
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.