# NodeBB

> NodeBB is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the social & forums category. Forum software built for the modern web. It has 15,231 GitHub stars, is released under the GPL-3.0 license and ships a Docker image. It is a self-hosted alternative to Reddit.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB |
| Website | https://nodebb.org/ |
| Demo | https://try.nodebb.org/ |
| GitHub stars | 15,231 |
| Forks | 3,002 |
| Open issues | 79 |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | JavaScript |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Nodejs, Docker |
| Categories | Social & Forums |
| Commits, last 12 months | 3,349 |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Latest release | v4.16.2 (Oct 5, 2026) |
| Created | Apr 22, 2013 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: nodebb, javascript, redis, forum, node, mongodb, websockets, socket-io, community, nodejs

## Install

NodeBB ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB for the image name and environment variables.

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## NodeBB replaces

- [Reddit alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/reddit): A network of topic communities with voting and threaded discussion.

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