NodeBB
Modern forum software for community discussion
NodeBB is community forum software for running discussions on your own site, available either as open source software you install and maintain yourself or through hosted plans. It covers topics and replies with a WYSIWYG or Markdown editor, real-time chat and notifications, tags, user groups, roles and permissions, moderation tools, an analytics dashboard, and a widget system. The platform is mobile-ready, supports multilingual interfaces, offers single sign-on, and includes a public Read API and RESTful Write API for integrations. It also provides ActivityPub support for connecting with the fediverse, GDPR compliance, and spam prevention integrations with Akismet, StopForumSpam, and Project Honeypot.
NodeBB is aimed at individuals, hobby groups, startups, growing organizations, and larger enterprises, with plugins and themes available from the control panel. The open source edition is free to download and self-host under GPLv3. Hosted plans are offered in several tiers with limits on pageviews and storage, unlimited staff users, backups, SSL, custom plugins, custom domains, and priority support, with a 14-day free trial. Enterprise solutions add custom feature development, theme customization, single sign-on, migration services, and premium or self-hosted options; special pricing is available for non-profits and startups.
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