A place for everyone.
Give members the right access with groups and permissions. Keep conversations welcoming with moderation and flagging.
BUILD A COMMUNITY.
MAKE IT YOURS.
Modern, open-source community software that stays out of your way.
Start simple, then shape it exactly how you want.
Free, forever.
Self-hosted.
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One platform. Many possibilities.
Bring people together around shared interests, offer support, or create a space for paying members. See what your community could become.
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Everything you need
Community platform.
Built around your people.
From the first hello to your busiest discussion, give your community a space that feels good to use. The essentials are here. The possibilities keep growing.
Make it feel like you.
Bring your colours, your identity, and your style. Start with the built-in settings, then go further with themes and custom CSS.
Let the conversation flow.
A clean editor keeps the focus on what members have to say. Add a rich-text extension when your community needs more.
Keep people in the loop.
Help members follow the conversations they care about with notifications and email. Add extensions for digests and real-time updates.
Room to grow.
Start with the essentials. Add community-built extensions, connect your tools, or build something of your own as your needs evolve.
A foundation you can trust.
Built on Laravel, maintained in the open. Manage your community with permission controls, moderation tools, and ongoing security updates.
Your community. Your terms.
A community that’s
truly yours.
Choose where it lives, make it look and work your way, and keep control of your data. Flarum gives you the foundation. You decide what comes next.
Your community
Your own corner of the internet.
Bring your people together under your own name. A home for the questions, stories, and shared interests that connect you.
Your way
More than a discussion.
Gather ideas. Offer support. Let members vote on what comes next. Add the extensions that make your community yours.
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Your control
Choose your host. Keep control.
Host it where you want. Own your data and backups. Free and open source, with the freedom to build on it.
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The community platform
behind brands you know.
From everyday connections to shared passions, discover the brands bringing people together with Flarum.
Technology & design
Community, by design.
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Telecommunications
Better connected.
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Transport & mobility
Moving forward, together.
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Mobile network
A network of people.
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Swiss craftsmanship
A shared passion for craft.
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Books & culture
Stories bring us together.
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The Flarum community
Open source.
Built together.
Behind Flarum are people who build, share, and help each other. Whether you’re starting a forum or contributing your first fix, there’s a place for you here.
Contribute
Help shape what comes next. Write code, report bugs, or make the docs better.
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Community showcase
Built with Flarum
Communities of all shapes and sizes rely on Flarum. Here are a few.
Sunrise UPC LLC
Leading provider of communication and entertainment in Switzerland. Their Flarum community creates a framework for healthy togetherness while supporting their customers with an appealing, user-friendly community experience.
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giffgaff
As a leading British telephone network, giffgaff serves millions of customers. Through innovative use of Flarum, they've built up a passionate peer support community, improving support and engaging customers.
community.giffgaff.com
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DevNL
A perfect example of Flarum's customizability. This highly customised Dutch developer community has a unique layout, with beautiful elements like a custom loader. Created by the author of the popular SEO and Support Platform extensions.
devnl.nl
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Flarum 2.0 was made possible with financial support from the NLnet Foundation through the NGI Zero grant programme.