updated forum README with auto-discovery

README.md

@@ -194,9 +194,13 @@ Enable it on the `/style` page under "Forum". A "Forum" link will appear in the
 ### How it works
 
 - Threads and posts are stored in `~/.tinyweb/forum.db` (separate from your search index)
-- Instances sync forum content over Reticulum every 5 minutes
+- Instances are discovered automatically via mesh announces — no manual setup needed
+- Sync is manual by default: click "sync now" on the forum page. Auto-sync every 5 minutes is optional (toggle on moderation page)
+- At scale, sync uses epidemic gossip: 20 random peers per cycle, converging globally within ~O(log N) cycles
 - Authors are identified by a short pseudonymous identity hash (no accounts, no sign-up)
-- Moderation is local: block authors, mute threads, keyword filters, and gossip block lists with peers
+- Auto-discovery can be disabled in the moderation page
+- Threads are auto-pruned after 30 days (configurable, or set to 0 to keep everything)
+- Moderation is local: block authors, mute threads, keyword filters, and gossip block lists with peers (auto-block after 3 peer reports)
 
 For full feature docs, see the [tinyweb-forum README](https://git.derickphan.com/blankie/tinyweb-forum).
 
@@ -225,6 +229,7 @@ Other hardening measures:
 - **XSS escaping** — All user-supplied content is HTML-escaped before rendering
 - **Bookmark authentication** — The bookmarklet endpoint requires a secret token
 - **Identity file protection** — The Reticulum identity key is restricted to owner-only permissions (0600)
+- **Forum caveats** — See [tinyweb-forum Security](https://git.derickphan.com/blankie/tinyweb-forum#security) for forum-specific risks (voluntary retractions, block gossip manipulation, no rate limiting)
 
 ## Maintenance
 

handlers.py

@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ def handle_style_form(msg=""):
         f"<small>Saves ~50% on storage for embeddings. Slight quality reduction at large scale.</small><br><br>"
         f'<a href="/reindex">manage semantic index</a><br><br>'
         f"</div>"
-        {forum_section}
+        f"{forum_section}"
         f"<h2>custom html</h2>"
         f"<p>Edit the full page template. Use <code>{esc('{{content}}')}</code> "
         f"where page content should appear.</p>"

start.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+exec /nix/store/vhgmnrmvvfdiw0kc2xz8px7rvg60lszc-python3-3.13.12-env/bin/python /home/user/apps/tinyweb/app.py --bind 0.0.0.0