I'm not sure about all the negative comments. I have the exact opposite experience. I really like discourse. We run it now since two years with exactly one iss

I'm not sure about all the negative comments. I have the exact opposite experience. I really like discourse. We run it now since two years with exactly one issue when I did an update, but that was more or less my fault being not on 'stable' but on 'beta'. Self-hosting is not complex although I wouldn't want to do this without the docker they offer. What I like about discourse * discuss in real time (!) * if you prefer email then you can get it, ask questions via email or get answers there if you are not online * mute specific topics or subscribe only to a few categories * you can like answers without having to say '+1' * simple to self-host IMO * open source * our community likes it too ('it is simple to use and does what it should') * the inbuild search is good There are parts that work better than with Github: * The email response is bundled over 10 minutes before sending, reducing emails a lot and allows for fast edits! * you see in your notification where you get likes (you don't get emails because of this of course) What I don't like: * performance feels not that great for longer threads (similar problem on github IMO)