> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://lern.sunbird.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://lern.sunbird.org/use/developer-guide/discussion-forum/dependencies.md).

# Dependencies

Before attaching discussion forum with Sunbird-portal or any other applications.

We need to do following services and plugins setup.

### Services:

* **Nodebb**: Nodebb service need to up and running([Reference](/use/developer-guide/discussion-forum/developer-installation/installation-guide/nodebb-setup.md)).
* **Write-api plugin:** After setting up of Nodebb. We need to install write api plugin. We can find this plugin in nodebb admin panel, plugins section([Reference](/use/developer-guide/discussion-forum/developer-installation/installation-guide/nodebb-setup.md))..
* **Create-Forum plugin**: we have implements custom apis based on our requirement and those apis are all present in this plugins. add this plugins to nodebb by using npm install command([Reference](/use/developer-guide/discussion-forum/developer-installation/installation-guide/nodebb-setup.md))..
* **Sunbird-OIDC plugin**: This plugins ares for user creating in nodebb.add this plugins to nodebb by using npm install command ([Reference](/use/developer-guide/discussion-forum/developer-installation/installation-guide/nodebb-setup.md))..


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