diff --git a/modules/forums/server/config/forums.server.config.js b/modules/forums/server/config/forums.server.config.js
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+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Module dependencies
+ */
+var path = require('path'),
+  config = require(path.resolve('./config/config'));
+
+/**
+ * Module init function.
+ */
+module.exports = function (app, db) {
+
+};
diff --git a/modules/forums/server/controllers/forums.server.controller.js b/modules/forums/server/controllers/forums.server.controller.js
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+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Module dependencies
+ */
+var path = require('path'),
+  config = require(path.resolve('./config/config')),
+  mongoose = require('mongoose'),
+  errorHandler = require(path.resolve('./modules/core/server/controllers/errors.server.controller')),
+  User = mongoose.model('User'),
+  Forum = mongoose.model('Forum'),
+  Topic = mongoose.model('Topic'),
+  async = require('async');
+
+/**
+ * create a forum
+ * @param req
+ * @param res
+ */
+exports.create = function (req, res) {
+  var forum = new Forum(req.body);
+
+  forum.save(function (err) {
+    if (err) {
+      return res.status(422).send({
+        message: errorHandler.getErrorMessage(err)
+      });
+    } else {
+      res.json(forum);
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * list forums
+ * @param req
+ * @param res
+ */
+exports.list = function (req, res) {
+  Forum.find()
+    .sort('order -createdat')
+    .populate('lastTopic')
+    .populate('moderators', 'username displayName profileImageURL uploaded downloaded')
+    .exec(function (err, forums) {
+      if (err) {
+        return res.status(422).send({
+          message: errorHandler.getErrorMessage(err)
+        });
+      }
+      res.json(forums);
+    });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Update an forum
+ */
+exports.update = function (req, res) {
+  var forum = req.forum;
+
+  forum.name = req.body.name;
+  forum.desc = req.body.desc;
+  forum.order = req.body.order;
+  forum.readOnly = req.body.readOnly;
+
+  forum.save(function (err) {
+    if (err) {
+      return res.status(422).send({
+        message: errorHandler.getErrorMessage(err)
+      });
+    } else {
+      res.json(forum);
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * delete forum
+ * @param req
+ * @param res
+ */
+exports.delete = function (req, res) {
+  var forum = req.forum;
+  forum.remove(function (err) {
+    if (err) {
+      return res.status(422).send({
+        message: errorHandler.getErrorMessage(err)
+      });
+    } else {
+      res.json(forum);
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Invitation middleware
+ */
+exports.forumByID = function (req, res, next, id) {
+
+  if (!mongoose.Types.ObjectId.isValid(id)) {
+    return res.status(400).send({
+      message: 'Forum is invalid'
+    });
+  }
+
+  Forum.findById(id)
+    .populate('lastTopic')
+    .populate('moderators', 'username displayName profileImageURL uploaded downloaded')
+    .exec(function (err, forum) {
+      if (err) {
+        return next(err);
+      } else if (!forum) {
+        return res.status(404).send({
+          message: 'No forum with that identifier has been found'
+        });
+      }
+      req.forum = forum;
+      next();
+    });
+};
+