all source codes will be buggy dependant on server software and server configuartions. If you cant fix bugs well then yes get an advanced coder to help you. If you cant afford to pay for an advanced coder (most of the people that do it for free will probably already have loads of work on) then go with a well tested fully modded source.
DO NOT rely on tbdev mods to do what you want without security flaws or bugs. The mods on tbdev and most other coding forums are user submitted. The experience of the submitting user is not known (unless you find a mod by a respected member of a community of course).. therefore you will most likely run into problems with quite a few of the mods that you may try to install.
as for the "what to install" .. thats pretty easy .. get urself the passkey system if it already dont have one and any of the private tracker patches from tbdev. Once you've got those its all up too you. Do you want a site like TL or SCT where your heavily marketed towards bittorrent .. or do you want a more communal site where people of all backgrounds and experience levels can hang out. In the first instance then get only the mods you think you need and try to limit what you think you need to torrent related mods only.
In the second instance install whatever you like. Shoutboxes, inbox mods, games, arcades, more user settings. Anything and everything can be installed in the second instance.
However also remember the more you install the better your server must be ... Installing games arcades, shoutboxes, advanced forums and stuff and expecting it too run on a cheap $5 shared hosting account simply wont prove ideal.
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