[Dnfbb-developers] Admin Interface

[Si C. <sim...@te...>]

At the moment we have the .bat files for creating databases/boards, these
should be good enough for v1, however, I think we need to think ahead to
creating an API and mini website with SOAP interface which will allow server
admins to easily install dnfBB into a new (sub) domain, create a new board
etc.

One of the long term uses I envisaged for dnfBB would be where an ISP
installs dnfBB, registering DotNetForum.Library.dll as a global assembly,
and providing a board as a (sub) domain for each customer.  To achieve this
we will need to implement a small API for:

1.  Initial install of dnfBB.
2.  Ability to create database.
3.  Ability to create new boards.
4.  Ability to delete existing boards.
5.  Ability to create a new virtual domain within IIS and install dnfBB web
files.
6.  Ability to update all installed domains with new releases.

These tasks will probably need to be automated as well, so providing some
sort of API is a must, I think.

Rgds

Si