flarum
Flarum is the next-generation forum software that makes online discussion fun.
Default user/password
User: flarum
Password: flarum
Platform availability
Available on 1 of 9 platforms
- Unraid
- TrueNAS (not listed)
- Umbrel (not listed)
- ZimaOS (not listed)
- Proxmox (not listed)
- Helm (not listed)
- Mac (not listed)
- Windows (not listed)
- Linux (not listed)
Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.
75/100 Good
- Maintained
- 100last commit 8 days ago
- Popular
- 776,756 GitHub stars
- Easy to install
- 201 install platform, Docker image
- Light to run
- 801 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM
Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 15 days ago
- GitHub stars
- 6,756
- Open issues
- 107
- Last commit
- 2026-10-07
- Latest release
- v1.8.20
- License
- MIT
- Activity
- declining
Checked 8 days ago - source: GitHub (flarum/framework)
Resources & Compatibility
Minimum requirements: 1 GB RAM, 2 GB disk. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.
Checked 17 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs
First-install notes
No first-install notes yet.
Variants
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Checked 14 days ago - source: AlternativeTo
Common questions
Can I install Flarum using Composer?
Yes, the Flarum documentation includes a Composer Installation page under Setting Up.
Where can I find instructions for upgrading to Flarum 2?
The documentation has an Updating to Flarum 2.0 page under Setting Up.
Can I configure email settings for Flarum?
Yes, the documentation lists an Email Configuration page under Management.
Can external tools consume a Flarum REST API?
Yes, the documentation includes a page for consuming the REST API.
Can I control which members can access categories?
You can assign permissions to groups and control member access across categories, with built-in moderation and flagging.
Answers sourced from docs.flarum.org, flarum.org
Community
- Flarum - A delightful, open source modern forum | v1.8 Update - Reddit (reddit)
- r/selfhosted on Reddit: Advice on selfhosting flarum site with some ... (reddit)
- Flarum - Delightfully simple forum software. : r/selfhosted - Reddit (reddit)
- flarum - Reddit (reddit)
- Flarum: Forums Reimagined : r/selfhosted - Reddit (reddit)
- Self hosted forum recommendations : r/selfhosted - Reddit (reddit)
Collected 10 days ago - public community threads