Overview
Discourse is modern forum software for your community. Host discussion forums with moderation and trust levels — built for community engagement.
Key Features
- Trust Levels: Built-in gamification and trust system
- Real-time Updates: Live notifications and updates
- Powerful Moderation: Comprehensive tools for community management
- Plugin Ecosystem: Extend functionality with plugins
Architecture
This pattern deploys a complete Discourse infrastructure including:
- EC2 instances with auto-scaling
- RDS PostgreSQL database
- ElastiCache Redis for caching
- S3 for uploads and backups
- SES for email delivery
Getting Started
- Subscribe to the pattern on AWS Marketplace
- Launch the CloudFormation stack
- Configure your forum settings
- Invite your community members
Open Source Resources
This pattern is fully open source. View the code, report issues, or contribute on GitHub.
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