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navigate !
the vibe
remember when communities had threads and archives and you could actually find things later?? remember when you didn't need to scroll through 10,000 messages in a chat to find that one tutorial someone posted??

yeah. we remember too.
status
all systems operational
hosted.forumline.net
what is forumline ??

forumline is a community platform that combines the best parts of old-school forums with modern features. threaded discussions that are actually searchable, real-time chat for when you want to hang out, and voice rooms for talking to your people.

~ how it works ~

every forum is its own independent instance. you own your data, you control your community. but through federation, your members can use one identity across all forumline forums. no more making a new account everywhere you go.

it's what forums should have evolved into, instead of everything becoming discord servers where knowledge goes to die in an infinite scroll.

features !!
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threaded forums
real discussions with topics, replies, and structure. actually find things later.
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real-time chat
live chat channels for when you want that instant back-and-forth.
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voice rooms
hop in and talk. powered by livekit. no downloads needed in browser.
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federation
one identity, many forums. independent instances that share auth.
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open source
see the code, run your own, contribute. it's all on github.
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web app
works great in any browser. notifications, deep linking, no install needed.
create your own forum

want to start a community? get your own forum at yourname.forumline.net — we host it, you run it. no server setup required.

.forumline.net
requires a forumline account. you'll sign in on the next step.
or self-host it yourself. it's open source after all.
forum directory

browse forums on the forumline network — hosted and self-hosted, all federated.

browse forums →
explore forums

don't take our word for it. browse the network.

browse forums →
tech stack
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