Show HN: Talkyard, open-source forum software. StackOverflow Reddit Slack hybrid

Chat "demo": https://forum.talkyard.io/-31/support-chat

Q&A demo: https://insightful.demo.talkyard.io/-6/asking-for-help-in-it...

If you want to self-host, I'd love feedback on the new installation instructions!

Installation repo: https://github.com/debiki/talkyard-prod-one/tree/ty-prod-one... — upcoming new version (feedback welcome). Docker Compose on Debian/Ubuntu.

Source code: https://github.com/debiki/talkyard, AGPL. React, Scala, Postgres.

Biz model: SaaS + Enterprise edition.

Backstory: Inspired by angry people saying silly things in debate programs on Swedish TV. I thought they needed time to think, before they spoke. But they couldn't stay in the TV studio for hours and days. They needed a place online where they could share their thoughts, later when done thinking. There wasn't any good software for this, so I started coding. (This was long ago.)

No investors (instead, independent, based out of Europe/Sweden). Hand coded.

Summary

Talkyard is an open-source discussion platform that enables communities to have thoughtful conversations. It offers features like forums, Q&A, comments, and real-time chat, and is designed to be user-friendly and customizable.

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Show HN: Talkyard, open-source forum software. StackOverflow Reddit Slack hybrid