How it runs

Self-hosted, on your domain, with your data on your server.

Forged Review ships as a containerized web application: a Node API, a Postgres database and a static client behind a reverse proxy with automatic TLS.

• Your domain, your box. No third-party tenancy; media never leaves your server.
• Media handling is built in — transcode, thumbnail, waveform and PDF rasterization all happen server-side on upload.
• Streaming is review-grade — files above 12 Mbit/s are re-encoded so remote artists get playback that runs, not masters that stall.
• Email goes through your own SMTP account, so mail arrives from your studio.