Talkyard
Open source community platform that combines forums, Q&A, chat, and blog comments. Think StackOverflow + Slack + Discourse + Disqus.
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A hybrid community platform merging forums, Q&A, chat, and blog comments.
Core Features
- Best comments rise to the top via voting
- Question & Answer topics with accepted answer
- Basic real-time chat channels
- Embedded blog comments for static sites
- Upvote ideas and sort by votes
What It Can't Do
- •Self-hosting setup is non-trivial; documentation is incomplete. Requires Docker experience.
- •Chat features are basic (no message search, no file sharing yet).
- •Project development pace is moderate; new features may be slow.
Use Cases
- Technical communities and open source forums
- Internal company Q&A and knowledge base
- Blog comment system with community features
- Anonymous Q&A for schools or training
Detailed Introduction
Talkyard is an open source discussion platform that brings together the best features from StackOverflow, Slack, Discourse, Reddit/HackerNews, and Disqus. It supports traditional threaded forums, Question & Answer topics (like StackOverflow), real-time chat channels, embedded blog comments, and voting on ideas. Users can create tags with values for sorting and filtering, and anonymous posting is allowed. It's designed for online communities, customer support, schools, and open source projects.
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Option 1: Self-host with Docker using the talkyard-prod-one repo
Option 2: Use the official hosted service (paid) at talkyard.io
Self-hosting requires Docker and PostgreSQL
- Option 1: Self-host with Docker using the talkyard-prod-one repo
- Option 2: Use the official hosted service (paid) at talkyard.io
- Self-hosting requires Docker and PostgreSQL
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For self-hosted: stop Docker containers and remove volumes. For hosted: contact support to delete account.
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