Get a cPanel hosting. Initially when your forum doesn't have too many members and bandwidth is not a problem, a shared cPanel Hosting will be an economical option for you.
Later on, you can always upgrade to
VPS hosting, or if money is not a constraint, a
dedicated hosting plan, or a semi-dedicated hosting, or any other hosting plan that gives you more space and bandwidth as needed.
Choose a niche market that you are comfortable with, and get a relevant domain name, preferably a dot com.
Forums are loved by search engines because the forums are constantly updated with fresh content (through all those new comments, posts, and threads). Concentrate on getting members, traffic, and relevant and valuable comments. Also allow to seep in some general comments too. Absolutely stop the Spam comments.
You will get a forum program right inside the cPanel (see Fantastico), or get some custom-made forum scripts. Search on the internet.
Read this link for detailed information:
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