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qpixel is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Social & Forums category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in Ruby. It has 444 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/codidact/qpixel

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
444
Forks
71
Open issues
403
Commits, last 12 months
960
Last commit
Oct 26, 2026
Latest release
v0.13.0Sep 12, 2026
Created
Jan 29, 2020
License
AGPL-3.0Open source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 960 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitOct 26, 2026
Commits, last 12 months960
Latest releasev0.13.0 (Sep 12, 2026)
Releases, last 12 months2
Releases, all time16
Open issues403
Open pull requests10
Good first issues0
Contributing guideYes
Security policyYes
CreatedJan 29, 2020

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About qpixel

Q&A-based community knowledge-sharing software.

Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/codidact/qpixel.

Topics

  • rails
  • q-and-a
  • hacktoberfest
  • co-design

Repository preview

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FAQ

qpixel FAQ

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Is qpixel free and open source?

Yes. qpixel is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I run qpixel with Docker?

qpixel does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Ruby), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.

What are the best alternatives to qpixel?

Popular self-hosted alternatives to qpixel include Mastodon, Discourse and Flarum.

Is qpixel actively maintained?

The most recent commit to qpixel was on Oct 26, 2026 with 960 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v0.13.0, published Sep 12, 2026. It had 403 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.