Forum, Q&A, and articles in one place
Support open-ended discussions, accepted-answer workflows, and knowledge articles without stitching tools together.
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Forums, Q&A communities, knowledge sharing, and product spaces Open-source, self-hosted teams
Build your own community,Q&A space, and knowledge hub
BBS-GO is a lightweight self-hosted platform for forums, Q&A communities, knowledge sharing, moderation, and member engagement — powered by Go and React.
From conversations to reusable knowledge
A practical foundation for communities where discussions should stay searchable and useful.
Run public forums, Q&A communities, product spaces, and internal knowledge hubs.
Keep discussions, accepted answers, articles, moderation, search, and member operations in one system.
Start lightweight, then evolve the community around your members.
Why BBS-GO
Built for communities that need lasting knowledge
A lighter self-hosted alternative when chat is too noisy, docs are not interactive enough, and enterprise forum suites feel too heavy.
Self-hosted and easy to operate
Deploy with Docker or release packages, keep data under your control, and run with a small footprint.
Ready for real moderation
Manage users, roles, topics, comments, settings, and growth mechanics from a focused admin dashboard.
Use Cases
One platform for discussions that should last
Use BBS-GO wherever conversations, answers, and community knowledge need to stay searchable and reusable.
Public and Private Forums
Create topic-driven spaces for products, interests, teams, or vertical communities.
Q&A Communities
Let members ask questions, discuss answers, mark solutions, and build a library of solved issues over time.
Knowledge-Sharing Communities
Publish articles and organize long-lived content alongside community discussion.
Product User Communities
Give users a dedicated place for support, announcements, showcases, and feedback.
Internal Team Spaces
Run a private place for team questions, operational notes, and reusable know-how.
Launch Workflow
Go from install to a useful community space
A practical path for launching a discussion space that people can keep using.
01
Deploy the platform
Start with Docker, release packages, MySQL, or SQLite for local evaluation.
02
Structure support and knowledge
Define categories, tags, Q&A flows, articles, and moderation rules.
03
Invite the first contributors
Seed useful questions, guides, and discussions before opening the space widely.
04
Operate and refine
Use the dashboard, search, notifications, and reputation mechanics to improve quality.
Positioning
Simple enough to launch, structured enough to last
A focused alternative when chat is too noisy, docs are not interactive enough, and heavy forum suites feel like too much.
Use BBS-GO when conversations should become searchable knowledge, not disappear in chat or scatter across disconnected tools.
Built with Go and React, packaged for self-hosted deployment, and designed around everyday community operations.
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Ready to launch your community space?
Start with the guide, explore the live demo, or contact us if you need help with deployment, customization, or long-term maintenance.