Discourse free for open source — what you get and how to apply

Free managed Discourse forum hosting on the probono plan: unlimited members and chat, unlimited public and private categories, unlimited tags, custom groups, email support, custom and community themes, custom domain, API and webhook access, and 5 staff seats. Hosted on a .discourse.group subdomain unless approved for a custom domain.

Eligibility: for the project; Aimed at popular open source projects; application form asks for project/repository link and contributor count (10+/100+/1000+/10000+). Detailed criteria in the "Free Hosting for Open Source v2" blog post.

How to apply: Application form on the offer page (email, community name, project link, description, contributor count, desired URL); agree to Discourse Self-Serve Hosting Terms.

last verified 2026-07-06