discourse
A 100% open-source community discussion platform for those who want complete control over their forum.
What is discourse?
Discourse is an open-source community platform that enables organizations to host and manage online discussion forums. It provides tools for creating structured conversations, real-time chat, and extensive customization through themes and plugins, solving the need for a modern, self-hosted alternative to proprietary forum software.
Community managers, organizations, and developers who need a fully customizable, self-hosted platform for building and managing online discussion forums.
Developers choose Discourse for its 100% open-source nature, giving them complete control over deployment and customization, combined with a decade of battle-tested reliability, a rich plugin ecosystem, and a strong focus on accessibility and modern web standards.
Overview
A platform for community discussion. Free, open, simple.
Use Cases
Best For
- Building self-hosted community forums for open-source projects
- Creating branded discussion platforms for companies or organizations
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