tilburg-hub/README.md

AI HUB Tilburg — Community Site

Open-source community website template. Clone it, configure it, deploy it in 5 minutes.

Quick start

git clone <this-repo>
cd tilburg-hub

# 1. Edit your community details
nano config.json   # or open in any editor

# 2. Run
docker compose up -d

# 3. Open http://localhost:3456

That's it. No database, no build step, no accounts.

Configuration

All community settings live in config.json:

Key	What it does
community.name	Site title and nav logo
community.tagline	Short description
join.whatsapp_invite	The WhatsApp group invite link
location.*	Physical address shown on the site
meetings.*	Meeting schedule and format
rules[]	Community rules (array of strings)
projects[]	Member projects to showcase
founding_members[]	Listed in the footer

Rename for your community

# Replace all default placeholders in one command:
grep -rl 'AI HUB Tilburg' . | xargs sed -i 's/AI HUB Tilburg/Your Community Name/g'

Then update config.json with your details.

Deploy publicly (free, no server required)

Option A — GitHub Pages

1. Push this repo to GitHub
2. Go to Settings → Pages → Deploy from main branch /site folder
3. Done. Your community is live at https://YOUR_ORG.github.io/tilburg-hub

Option B — Cloudflare Pages

1. Connect your GitHub repo to Cloudflare Pages
2. Root: site/, build command: (none — static)
3. Free HTTPS, global CDN

Option C — MET Desktop (Docker, local network / Tailscale)

docker compose up -d

Then expose via Tailscale Serve or Cloudflare Tunnel:

# Tailscale Serve (one-liner, works on Windows/Mac/Linux)
tailscale serve http://localhost:3456

# Or use the Cloudflare Tunnel block in docker-compose.yml (uncomment + add your token)

Evolution API integration (optional WhatsApp bot)

If you have an Evolution API instance connected to WhatsApp, you can wire a webhook to:

• Welcome new members when they join the group
• Post project updates to the group from the website

See evolution/ folder for webhook scripts. Set your API key in .env:

EVOLUTION_API_URL=http://YOUR_SERVER:8120
EVOLUTION_API_KEY=your-key-here
EVOLUTION_INSTANCE=your-instance-name
WA_GROUP_JID=123456789@g.us

Project structure

tilburg-hub/
├── config.json          ← ALL community settings (edit this)
├── docker-compose.yml   ← one-command deploy
├── nginx.conf           ← webserver config
├── site/
│   ├── index.html       ← the page
│   ├── style.css        ← styles (warm, neutral, not Atlas)
│   ├── app.js           ← reads config.json, populates page
│   └── config.js        ← placeholder (overwritten by app.js)
├── evolution/           ← optional WhatsApp webhook scripts
└── README.md

Philosophy

This site was built to be:

• Independent — no central server, no Atlas branding required
• Forkable — anyone can clone and run their own community
• Zero-dependency — pure HTML/CSS/JS, no framework, no npm
• Config-first — change everything without touching HTML

License

MIT — do what you want with it.