What you'll get
The real Discourse
Everything you need to bring people together, with room to grow. Your community runs on infrastructure we maintain, with automatic updates handled for you.
Long-form discussion that scales
The structured discussion Discourse is known and loved for, organized by topic and built to grow.
Unlimited real-time chat
Fast, casual conversation lives right alongside long-form topics, no limits, no add-ons.
Email in, email out
The email flow that keeps conversations alive, members can read and reply right from their inbox.
Trust levels
As members become trusted regulars, they earn abilities that help them maintain a healthy community.
Full-text search & clean reading
A conversation from last week is as easy to find as today's, with a clean reading experience on every device.
Moderation & admin tools
Flags, a review queue, and granular controls. Everything you need to keep your community healthy from day one.
Discourse ID
Sign in, out of the box
Every free site comes with Discourse ID, our built-in account system. Social logins are preconfigured. There's no OAuth setup, no API keys, and none of the configuration that eats up your time.
Your members sign in with one click, and you create your own Discourse ID in about thirty seconds when you start your site.
Who it's for
The fastest way to build a home for your community
No matter what you're building, everything stays organized by topic and effortlessly searchable.
Early-stage startups
Engage your first users and turn early adopters into a community that grows with you.
Open-source projects
Gather contributors, answer questions, and build the knowledge base your project runs on.
Companies & teams
A unified space for support, feedback, and internal discussions. Everyone together in one place.
Ownership
You own your community
A Discourse site is yours to run. As the admin, you decide who joins, what gets discussed, and how your space is moderated. We give you the tools to set the tone and enforce it.
- Flag posts and route them to a review queue
- Automated checks surface content that needs attention
- Granular control over membership and permissions
Get started
Live in about a minute
If you've been sitting on an idea for a community, the cost of trying it is now zero.
Sign in with Discourse ID
Click Get Started on the Free plan and sign in. You create your Discourse ID in about thirty seconds.
Pick your name and address
Choose your free yourname.discourse.group address.
Seed the site
Write a welcome topic, and a couple of conversation starters. An empty forum is a hard sell, but three good topics are enough to feel alive.
Share your invite link
Grab an invite link and share it. With social logins already wired up, joining is easy.
Outgrow the Free plan? Upgrading is simple. Your data, members, and history come with you, with nothing to migrate or rebuild.
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