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Discourse
Open source forum software with real-time discussions, a trust system, and plugin support for community building.
About Discourse
Discourse is a modern open source forum platform built for thoughtful community discussions. It moves beyond traditional threaded forums by offering real-time updates, infinite scroll, and a reputation system that rewards constructive participation. The software is designed to work on desktop and mobile out of the box, with a clean responsive interface.
Discourse runs on Ruby on Rails and Ember.js, using PostgreSQL and Redis for storage and caching. It supports single sign-on integration with many identity providers, and offers a plugin API and theme system for customization. You can connect it to Slack, WordPress, or Zapier. The platform is self-hosted on Linux servers, with Docker images for easy deployment.
This tool is ideal for community managers, open source projects, and organizations that want a modern discussion space. Discourse is released under the GPLv2 license, meaning you can host it for free. The same team also offers a paid cloud hosting service. It powers communities for Docker, Twitch, and many others.
Discourse runs on Ruby on Rails and Ember.js, using PostgreSQL and Redis for storage and caching. It supports single sign-on integration with many identity providers, and offers a plugin API and theme system for customization. You can connect it to Slack, WordPress, or Zapier. The platform is self-hosted on Linux servers, with Docker images for easy deployment.
This tool is ideal for community managers, open source projects, and organizations that want a modern discussion space. Discourse is released under the GPLv2 license, meaning you can host it for free. The same team also offers a paid cloud hosting service. It powers communities for Docker, Twitch, and many others.
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Quick Facts
- Pricing
- Open Source
- License
- Open Source
- Platform
- Linux
- Version
- 3.3.0
- Developer
- Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.