Self Hosted Communication systems Social Networks and Forums

62 Social Networks and Forums software solutions and projects

• Discourse

  9.9 10.0 L2 Ruby

  A platform for community discussion. Free, open, simple.
  

• Mastodon

  9.8 9.8 L5 Ruby

  Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community
  

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• Reddit

  9.7 0.0 L2 Python

  Social networking and news website where registered community members can submit content.

• Symphony

  9.7 9.4 L1 Java

  A modern community

• NodeBB

  9.6 9.9 L2 JavaScript

  Node.js based forum software built for the modern web
  

• diaspora*

  9.6 8.0 L4 Ruby

  A privacy-aware, distributed, open source social network.
  

• Flarum

  9.4 4.8 PHP

  Simple forum software for building great communities.
  

• Telescope

  9.2 8.3 JavaScript

  🌋 A toolkit to quickly build apps with React, GraphQL & Meteor
  

• HumHub

  8.9 9.6 L4 PHP

  HumHub is an Open Source Enterprise Social Network. Easy to install, intuitive to use and extendable with countless freely available modules.
  

• Lemmy

  8.4 9.7 Rust

  🐀 Building a federated alternative to reddit in rust
  

• Isso

  8.2 7.2 L4 Python

  a Disqus alternative

• Patchwork

  7.9 8.6 JavaScript

  A decentralized messaging and sharing app built on top of Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB).
  

• Bootcamp

  7.9 0.0 CSS

  An enterprise social network

• Vanilla Forums

  7.8 6.1 L2 PHP

  Vanilla is a powerfully simple discussion forum you can easily customize to make as unique as your community.
  

• PixelFed

  7.7 9.8 PHP

  Photo Sharing. For Everyone.
  

• Loomio

  7.6 9.9 L3 Ruby

  Loomio helps people make decisions together
  

• remark42

  7.6 9.4 Go

  comment engine

• flaskbb

  7.5 6.4 L4 Python

  A classic Forum Software in Python using Flask.
  

• phpBB

  7.5 9.6 L2 PHP

  phpBB Development: phpBB is a popular open-source bulletin board written in PHP. This repository also contains the history of version 2.
  

• Misago

  7.4 0.0 Python

  Misago is fully featured modern forum application that is fast, scalable and responsive.

• Elgg

  7.3 7.6 L3 PHP

  A social networking engine in PHP/MySQL
  

• Pump.io

  7.3 2.9 L4 JavaScript

  Social server with an ActivityStreams API
  

• Coral

  6.9 9.1 TypeScript

  A better commenting experience from Vox Media
  

• Misskey

  6.9 9.8 TypeScript

  🌎 A interplanetary communication platform 🚀
  

• twister

  6.7 2.5 L1 C++

  twister core / daemon

• OSSN

  6.5 9.4 L3 PHP

  Open Source Social Network (OSSN) is a social networking software written in PHP. It allows you to make a social networking website and helps your members build social relationships, with people who share similar professional or personal interests. It is available in 16 international languages.
  

• Friendica

  6.4 9.9 L1 PHP

  Friendica Communications Platform

• MyBB

  6.4 9.2 L1 PHP

  MyBB is a free and open source forum software.
  

• Movim

  6.4 9.5 L3 JavaScript

  Movim - Decentralized social platform
  

• Thredded

  6.3 3.6 L5 Ruby

  The best Rails forums engine ever.
  

• Talkyard

  6.0 9.4 TypeScript

  A community discussion platform: Brings together the main features from StackOverflow, Slack, Discourse, Reddit, and Disqus blog comments.

• Simple Machines Forum

  5.5 9.5 PHP

  Thoughts, Ideas and bits of code for SMF (2.1)
  

• Hubzilla

  5.3 9.8 L1 PHP

  Independent general-purpose websites that not only connect with their associated members and viewers, but also connect together.

• Jappix

  5.1 0.5 JavaScript

  :speech_balloon: Jappix, a full-featured XMPP web-client (Jappix Desktop, Jappix Mobile & Jappix Mini).
  

• Scoold

  5.1 8.8 Java

  A Stack Overflow clone for teams (self-hosted or hosted)
  

• Anahita

  5.0 7.6 L3 PHP

  Anahita is a platform and framework for developing open science and knowledge sharing applications on a social networking foundation.
  

• Mamute QA

  4.9 0.0 L5 Java

  Q&A Engine
  

• FluxBB

  4.9 2.8 L3 PHP

  FluxBB is a fast, light, user-friendly forum application for your website.
  

• Satellity

  4.6 6.6 Go

  Yet another open source forum written in Golang, React and PostgreSQL.
  

• twtxt.net

  4.5 9.3 Go

  📕 twtxt is a Self-Hosted, Twitter™-like Decentralised microBlogging platform. No ads, no tracking, your content, your data!
  

• BuddyPress

  4.2 8.9 L2 PHP

  BuddyPress DEVELOPMENT repo. This repository is just a mirror of the development SVN at https://buddypress.svn.wordpress.org/. Please do not send pull requests, submit patches to https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ instead. More at http://buddypress.org/
  

• Socialhome

  4.0 8.2 Python

  A federated social home

• Orange Forum

  4.0 0.0 Go

  A light-weight forum

• Human-Connection

  3.9 5.1 JavaScript

  Free and open-source social network for active citizenship.
  

• cartulary

  3.4 0.0 L2 PHP

  Web-based digital archiver.

• GNU social

  3.1 0.0 L3 PHP

  GNU social is social communication software for both public and private communications.
  

• PPnet

  3.1 0.0 L4 JavaScript

  Create and host your own social network.

• Gosora

  2.9 8.6 Go

  Gosora is an ultra-fast and secure forum software written in Go that balances usability with functionality.

• EpochTalk

  2.9 7.7 JavaScript

  Next Generation Forum Software
  

• Buddycloud

  2.8 0.0 L4 Java

  The buddycloud server written in Java.
  

• Newebe

  2.7 0.0 L4 JavaScript

  Distributed Social Network made with Python

• RedMatrix

  2.6 0.0 L1 PHP

  Complete decentralised publishing, sharing, and communications system.

• Glosa

  2.0 6.1 HTML

  Comments for static sites. Clone of Disqus, but faster, Opensource and sexy.
  

• Abilian SBE

  1.9 8.3 Java

  Abilian Social Business Engine - an enterprise social networking / collaboration platform.
  

• dyu/comments

  1.9 0.0 HTML

  A real-time, markdown-enabled comment engine powered by leveldb with oauth support

• Zusam

  1.5 8.0 PHP

  Private groups to share messages, photos, videos, links with friends and family.
  

• rss2twtxt

  1.3 4.8 Go

  📜 an RSS/Atom feed aggregator that consumes RSS/Atom feeds and produces twtxt feeds for consumption by twtxt clients.
  

• Commento

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  Commento is a discussion platform that you can embed on your blog, news articles, and any place where you want your readers to add comments.

• Tokumei

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  Anonymous microblogging platform.

• Pleroma

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  Federated microblogging server, Mastodon, GNU social, & ActivityPub compatible.

• Oxwall

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  Oxwall is used for a wide range of projects starting from family sites and custom social networks to collaboration tools and enterprise community solutions.

• bbPress

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  bbPress is forum software with a twist from the creators of WordPress. Easily setup discussion forums inside your WordPress.org powered site.

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