# Discourse free for open source

What Discourse gives open source projects, who qualifies, and how to apply. 1 verified offer, last checked 2026-09-07.

- Website: https://www.discourse.org
- Categories: communication

## Discourse hosted forum (probono plan for open source)

**What you get.** 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.

**Who qualifies.** Applies to 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.

Program page: https://www.discourse.org/open-source

Verified 2026-09-07 - manual: free.discourse.group redirects to discourse.org/free, page live, describes free probono hosting plan for open source projects.

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