Discourse

The customizable, scalable community platform powering over 22,000 communities. Create knowledge through conversation.

Forum: https://meta.discourse.org
Website: https://discourse.org
Github: https://github.com/discourse

Last Notes

2026-05-21 01:04:02 CEST

Reddit is pushing mobile users out of the browser and into its app because apps give platforms more control, more data, and more ways to monetise attention.
Discourse takes the opposite position.
https://blog.discourse.org/2026/05/discourse-will-never-block-you-from-the-web/

2026-04-17 05:19:40 CEST

After 13 years of building Discourse in public, we're excited to announce: we're staying open.
Discourse has always and will always be open source.
Here's why.
https://blog.discourse.org/2026/04/discourse-is-not-going-closed-source/

2026-04-10 00:34:01 CEST

A GIF of Rachel from Friends doing a happy dance was duplicated 246,173 times on one Discourse site. 1.6 MB became 377 GB of backup bloat and broke a filesystem limit.
Turns out Jennifer Aniston can stress-test infrastructure:
https://blog.discourse.org/2026/04/how-jennifer-aniston-and-friends-cost-us-377gb-and-broke-ext4-hardlinks/

2026-04-09 05:42:07 CEST

1/7 Discourse's embed system has let you show forum comments on your blog for years. One catch: it was read-only. Visitors could see the discussion but had to click through to your Discourse site to actually participate.
That just changed...

2026-01-28 22:01:40 CET

Most online “communities” are actually two very different things:
1. Libraries – knowledge bases where people arrive through a search, get an answer, and leave.
2. Cafes – smaller, talk-first spaces where the value is human connection.
Know which one you’re building…
https://blog.discourse.org/2026/01/before-you-build-a-community-decide-library-or-coffee-shop/

2026-01-26 22:48:07 CET

Addictive design kills communities.
Burnout, performative posting, anxiety-driven engagement, and eventual abandonment become the pattern.
The best community PMs know that sustainable participation beats frantic activity.
https://blog.discourse.org/2026/01/the-product-managers-guide-to-non-addictive-design/

2026-01-14 01:54:37 CET

AI search can only be as good as its sources - and structured forum discussions beat ephemeral chat every time.
New post on why the deeper web might be exactly what the new web needs…
https://blog.discourse.org/2026/01/the-ai-search-revolutions-hidden-dependency/

2025-10-08 20:06:21 CEST

We’ll be at Community Week Toronto 25!
🗓️ October 23–25, come by our booth and say hi 👋 .
Catch our Discourse migration experts Ruben Oussoren and Jennifer Lee as they share how to turn platform migrations into smooth, successful transitions.
Tickets available here : https://toronto.community-week.com/
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2025-09-30 17:40:29 CEST

If your group chat community is starting to feel overwhelming, our latest blog post explains why and what you should consider doing about it.
https://blog.discourse.org/2025/09/why-your-community-needs-a-home-not-just-a-group-chat/

2025-04-23 14:59:13 CEST

Hey Fediverse friends 👋
We're happy to help make the web a little more connected and open.
With our ActivityPub plugin you can connect your Discourse community to Mastodon and the wider Fediverse
Check out all the details in our latest blog post:
https://blog.discourse.org/2025/04/discourse-and-the-fediverse/

2024-11-22 15:21:46 CET

🌟 Today, we’re excited to highlight Cfx.re in our #DiscourseDiscover series!
Cfx.re community is a forum for developers, modders, and enthusiasts of the CitizenFX modification frameworks for GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2.
Check out Cfx.re and discover more amazing communities on Discourse Discover!
https://discover.discourse.org/
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2024-10-29 23:17:36 CET

#NowHiring 🚀
We’re looking for a Systems Administrator with skills in Unix-like systems, Docker, and Puppet. This is a remote position.
See the full details 👇
https://www.discourse.org/jobs#system-administrator-americas

2024-08-26 16:57:44 CEST

🎉 Today marks 10 years since we made Discourse available to the world. Since then, over 20,000 communities have made their home with us. We’re grateful for this incredible journey.
Read more about our story in our anniversary blog post.
https://blog.discourse.org/2024/08/celebrating-a-decade-of-discourse/
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2024-06-13 16:15:11 CEST

🎉 We’re thrilled to officially introduce Discourse Discover!
Our new standalone site is designed to make it easier for people to find, join, and actively participate in communities that use Discourse as their platform.
📱Also available on iOS & Android via our DiscourseHub app.
Find your next favorite community today!
https://discover.discourse.org
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