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Flarum

Community PlatformsForums & Discussion Boardsfree

Flarum is an open-source forum platform specifically designed for community builders who want to create discussion-based communities. Built with modern web technologies and Laravel, it offers extensive customization through themes and extensions, making it ideal for communities that need more control than hosted solutions provide. The platform scales from small hobby communities to large enterprise forums, with built-in moderation tools, member permission systems, and real-time notifications to keep members engaged.

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Founded

2017

Team Size

3

0%

Funding

Venture

0

Monthly Traffic

83,020

11%

Key Features

  • Open source MIT license
  • Extensive extension ecosystem
  • Built-in moderation tools
  • Real-time notifications
  • Custom themes and styling

Use Cases

Self-hosted discussion communities

Deploy a fully customizable forum for communities that need complete control over their data and infrastructure

Branded community forums

Create white-label discussion platforms with custom themes and styling that match your organization's brand

Moderated discussion spaces

Manage large-scale discussions with built-in moderation tools, user permissions, and content flagging systems

Extension-powered communities

Build specialized community features using hundreds of available extensions or develop custom functionality

Enterprise community forums

Scale discussion communities for large organizations with group permissions, category controls, and security features

Target Users

community managersforum administratorsdeveloper advocatestechnical community leads

Tags

open-sourceforum-softwarediscussion-platformcommunity-platformself-hostedmoderationcustomizable