Self Hosted Communication systems Social Networks and Forums

63 Social Networks and Forums software solutions and projects

• Mastodon

  9.9 10.0 L5 Ruby

  Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community
  

• Discourse

  9.9 10.0 L2 Ruby

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

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• Reddit

  9.7 0.0 L2 Python

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

• Symphony

  9.7 9.4 L1 Java

  DISCONTINUED. A modern community

• Flarum

  9.3 5.5 PHP

  Simple forum software for building great communities.
  

• NodeBB

  9.3 9.9 L2 JavaScript

  Node.js based forum software built for the modern web
  

• diaspora*

  9.3 6.2 L4 Ruby

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

• Lemmy

  9.0 9.7 Rust

  🐀 A link aggregator and forum for the fediverse
  

• Misskey

  8.8 9.9 TypeScript

  🌎 A completely free and open interplanetary microblogging platform 🚀
  

• Telescope

  8.8 0.0 JavaScript

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

• HumHub

  8.5 9.5 L4 PHP

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

• PixelFed

  8.2 9.9 PHP

  Photo Sharing. For Everyone.
  

• Patchwork

  7.9 8.6 JavaScript

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

• Isso

  7.8 4.7 L4 Python

  a Disqus alternative
  

• remark42

  7.7 8.5 Go

  comment engine
  

• Vanilla Forums

  7.3 4.2 L2 PHP

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

• Bootcamp

  7.3 0.0 CSS

  An enterprise social network
  

• phpBB

  7.1 9.8 L2 PHP

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

• flaskbb

  7.1 4.2 L4 Python

  A classic Forum Software in Python using Flask.
  

• Loomio

  7.0 9.9 L3 Ruby

  Loomio is a collaborative decision making tool
  

• Misago

  7.0 8.7 Python

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

• Elgg

  6.7 9.6 L3 PHP

  A social networking engine in PHP/MySQL
  

• Pump.io

  6.6 0.0 L4 JavaScript

  Social server with an ActivityStreams API
  

• Coral

  6.4 9.5 TypeScript

  A better commenting experience from Vox Media
  

• Friendica

  6.2 0.0 L1 PHP

  Friendica Communications Platform
  

• Movim

  6.2 9.7 L3 JavaScript

  Movim - Decentralized social platform
  

• OSSN

  6.2 8.6 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 19 international languages.
  

• twister

  6.1 0.0 L1 C++

  twister core / daemon
  

• MyBB

  6.0 8.3 L1 PHP

  MyBB is a free and open source forum software.
  

• Talkyard

  5.9 9.4 TypeScript

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

• Thredded

  5.9 4.6 L5 Ruby

  The best Rails forums engine ever.
  

• Hubzilla

  5.3 9.8 L1 PHP

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

• Scoold

  5.3 8.3 Java

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

• Simple Machines Forum

  5.2 9.9 PHP

  Simple Machines Forum — SMF in short — is free and open-source community forum software, delivering professional grade features in a package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes!
  

• FluxBB

  4.8 0.0 L3 PHP

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

• Anahita

  4.6 3.0 L3 PHP

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

• Jappix

  4.6 0.0 JavaScript

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

• twtxt.net

  4.5 9.3 Go

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

• Satellity

  4.4 0.0 Go

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

• Mamute QA

  4.3 0.0 L5 Java

  Q&A Engine
  

• 'Friend OS v1.3.0, "Helium"

  4.0 6.7 JavaScript

  FriendOS is a free web based platform that runs in your browser. It allows you to work and play, collaboratively, across devices.
  

• BuddyPress

  3.9 8.8 L2 PHP

  BuddyPress DEVELOPMENT repo. This repository is just a mirror of the development SVN at https://buddypress.svn.wordpress.org/. Please include a link to a pre-existing ticket on https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ with every pull request.
  

• Socialhome

  3.7 8.9 Python

  A federated social home
  

• Orange Forum

  3.6 1.3 Go

  A light-weight forum
  

• Human-Connection

  3.5 0.0 JavaScript

  Free and open-source social network for active citizenship.
  

• PPnet

  3.1 0.0 L4 JavaScript

  DISCONTINUED. Create and host your own social network.

• cartulary

  2.9 0.0 L2 PHP

  Web-based digital archiver.
  

• GNU social

  2.8 0.0 L3 PHP

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

• EpochTalk

  2.7 0.0 JavaScript

  Next Generation Forum Software
  

• RedMatrix

  2.6 0.0 L1 PHP

  DISCONTINUED. Complete decentralised publishing, sharing, and communications system.

• Zusam

  2.6 1.1 PHP

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

• Gosora

  2.5 0.0 Go

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

• Newebe

  2.3 0.0 L4 JavaScript

  Distributed Social Network made with Python
  

• Buddycloud

  2.3 0.0 L4 Java

  The buddycloud server written in Java.
  

• Abilian SBE

  1.9 0.0 Java

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

• Glosa

  1.8 2.5 HTML

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

• dyu/comments

  1.6 0.0 HTML

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

• rss2twtxt

  1.3 4.8 Go

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

• Tokumei

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  Anonymous microblogging platform.

• 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.

• 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.

• Pleroma

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

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