Implementasi Platform Komunitas Gunpla Berbasis Web Untuk Dokumentasi Build Log dan Forum Diskusi

Abstract

Media sosial yang digunakan komunitas Gunpla masih memiliki keterbatasan dalam mendukung dokumentasi build progress, pengarsipan karya, dan diskusi secara terstruktur. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan platform komunitas Gunpla berbasis web serta memastikan platform berjalan sesuai kebutuhan pengguna. Pengembangan dilakukan menggunakan metode Waterfall Iterative dengan Laravel, Bootstrap, dan Node.js. Pengujian sistem dilakukan menggunakan black box testing dan stress test dengan Apache JMeter. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa platform GunCom berhasil dikembangkan dengan fitur autentikasi, manajemen profil, build progress, showcase, forum diskusi, komentar, dan pencarian data. Hasil black box testing terhadap 62 test case memperoleh tingkat keberhasilan 100%, sedangkan stress test menunjukkan platform memiliki ketahanan sangat baik dengan success rate 100% dan error rate 0,0% saat disimulasikan beban puncak sebesar 250 concurrent users. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut, platform GunCom mampu mendukung interaksi komunitas builder Gunpla secara lebih terstruktur dan layak digunakan sebagai wadah komunitas berbasis web.

Social media used by the Gunpla community still has limitation in supporting build progress documentation, artworking archiving, and structured discussions. This research aims to develop a web-based Gunpla comunity platform and ensure the platform operates according to user needs. The development was carried out using the Iterative Waterfall method with Laravel, Bootstrap, and Node.js. System testing was conducted using black-box testing and a stress test with Apache JMeter. The results of the research indicate that the GunCom platform was successfully developed with features including authentication, profile management, build progress, showcase, discussion forums, comments, and data search. The black-box testing results against 62 test cases achieved a 100% success rate, while the stress test demonstrated that the platform has excellent resilience, recording a 100% success rate and a 0,0% error rate when simulated under a peak load of 250 concurrent users. Based on these results, the GunCom platform is capable of supporting more structured interactions within the Gunpla builder community and is viable for use as a web-based community hub.